Oral history interview with Joseph Francis (Buster) Keaton, 1958
Oral history interview with Joseph Francis (Buster) Keaton, 1958
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- Name
- Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966 (Interviewee)
- Franklin, Joan (Interviewer)
- Franklin, Robert (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Joseph Francis (Buster) Keaton, 1958
- Other Titles
- Reminiscences of Joseph Francis (Buster) Keaton, 1958
- Abstract
- Family background in medicine shows; childhood experiences in vaudeville; beginning in pictures with Fatty Arbuckle; the Keaton Studios, 1922-28: "Hard Luck," "The Navigator," "Sherlock, Jr."; working for Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, advent of sound; comedy and comedians. Audio is comprised of the interview and the narrator's excerpts from the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company's radio program series "Memoi rs of the Movies"
- Collection Name
- Popular arts project
- Subjects
- Comedians; Motion picture actors and actresses; Vaudeville--United States; Motion pictures--Production and direction; Silent films; Comedy; Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1958
- Physical Description
- sound file : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit)
- Note (Biographical)
- Comedian
- Note
- Interviewed by Joan and Robert Franklin
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 11553053
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-r3x7-bd10
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.