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Step Into Time
Clippings, interviews,
release dates changing every day.
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Buster on the Box
All
the Buster
Keaton movies on TV in June.
Check
back every month for the newest listings!
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Screenland
is a brand-new section with big-screen
cinema dates only.
See Buster Keaton's most famous silent work with
live musical accompaniment -- the way it used to be!
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Your
Keaton Questions Answered...
click
here!
Or,
send a Letter
to the Editor!
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Biography
Be sure to read
our illustrated biography of Buster Keaton,
which begins on our Home Page, or go straight to any
of the sections below :
(you will be quizzed later!)
PART
I: A Vaudeville Childhood
PART
II: The Flickers
PART
III: The Worst Mistake
PART
IV: The Lost Years
PART
V: A Happy and Contented Man
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| Bookshelf
Think before you
read...
If you are confused
by the myriad books about Keaton,
or just don't know which to read first, check out our reviews
and bibliography page for information!
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WWW Links
to pages about people and concepts
mentioned in the articles and more.
Do Sports exclude Existentialism?
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A Silent Clown
on the
Radio?
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If you
missed or couldn't get
National Public Radio's
"All Things Considered" on Friday, August 6th, you
have another way to hear a rare tape of Buster on the "Lost
and Found Sound" part of the show.
To order transcripts and
tapes of NPR stories, please email or call:
Toll-Free: 1-877-NPR TEXT (1-877-677-8398)
International calls: (801)374-1022
or visit their website at:
http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/
Taped
at a few
informal parties in
the early 1960s, Buster tells vaudeville anecdotes, sings
and plays the ukulele. Eleanor trades recipes in the background
while Buster chats with longtime friend and co-writer, Bill
Cox.
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| "The
Day Buster Smiled" is the compilation of all local newspaper articles,
along with candid photographs of cast and crew, during the filming of
Buster Keaton's The General in 1926 in Oregon.
Produced
by the Cottage Grove Historical Society, the book contains 51 pages
of type and 30 pages of photos and graphics with wrap-around cover on
printed glossy paper.
It's available
from the Cottage Grove Historical Society for $18 (includes priority
mail shipping), and if you'd like one, please contact them directly
at:
Cottage
Grove Historical Society
P.O. Box 142
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
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From the Kennesaw Civil War Museum
in Georgia (home of the General itself) comes a new video
"Here Comes The General". Three rare films: historic footage
of the restoration for the centennial of the Andrews raid into North
Georgia and the first film version of the story, shot for Kalem
in 1911 are featured, plus a specially edited version of Buster
Keaton's 1926 masterpiece "The General". 73 minutes of
must-see for any railroad, Civil War buff or Keaton fan!
You can order by phone at:
800-742-6897
and be sure to visit their website at
http://TheGeneral.org/index.html
to learn about the museum and their future plans.
And here is a Real
Player clip to show you around a little bit - thanks
to Calvero for the tip:
www.broadcast.com/personalinterests/collecting/caa-102-04.ram
(to download the Real Player
plugin, click the name above and download the Player 7 Basic. This
plugin is free!)
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