Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century
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From the chief film critic of Slate comes a fresh and captivating biography on comedy legend and acclaimed filmmaker Buster Keaton that also explores the evolution of film from the silent era to the 1940s。
As one of the most famous faces of silent cinema， Buster Keaton was and continues to be revered for his stoic expressions， clever visual gags， and acrobatic physicality in classics such as Sherlock Jr。， The General， and The Cameraman。
In this spirited biography， every aspect of Buster Keaton’s astonishing life is explored， from his humble beginnings in vaudeville with his parents to his meteoric rise to Hollywood stardom during the silent era。 Based on vigorous research of both Keaton and the film industry， it also delves into the dark sides of fame， such as Keaton’s ill-advised businesses deals and alcoholism， to his unexpected resurgence in the 1940s as his contributions as both an actor and director were finally celebrated。
This is a fascinating and uniquely astounding look at both the classic era of Hollywood and one of its most beloved stars。
As one of the most famous faces of silent cinema， Buster Keaton was and continues to be revered for his stoic expressions， clever visual gags， and acrobatic physicality in classics such as Sherlock Jr。， The General， and The Cameraman。
In this spirited biography， every aspect of Buster Keaton’s astonishing life is explored， from his humble beginnings in vaudeville with his parents to his meteoric rise to Hollywood stardom during the silent era。 Based on vigorous research of both Keaton and the film industry， it also delves into the dark sides of fame， such as Keaton’s ill-advised businesses deals and alcoholism， to his unexpected resurgence in the 1940s as his contributions as both an actor and director were finally celebrated。
This is a fascinating and uniquely astounding look at both the classic era of Hollywood and one of its most beloved stars。
Reviews
Brian
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Engaging and informative read about the life and times of Keaton。 Knowing very little about Keaton and the silent era， I was glad to have read this book。 The author keeps thing engaging and lively， even if parts of this perhaps read like stevens is writing in internet style， particularly the odd and irritating penchant for too many contractions。Early times of Keaton traveling in family vaudeville actCreation of film era， silent film with Keaton， fatty arbuckle， mabel normand， keystone production Engaging and informative read about the life and times of Keaton。 Knowing very little about Keaton and the silent era， I was glad to have read this book。 The author keeps thing engaging and lively， even if parts of this perhaps read like stevens is writing in internet style， particularly the odd and irritating penchant for too many contractions。Early times of Keaton traveling in family vaudeville actCreation of film era， silent film with Keaton， fatty arbuckle， mabel normand， keystone productionsKeaton loss of control when studios began to run most films and loss of prestige when talking pictures arrived， loss of his independent studio when big movie production companies came into effect （MGM， Paramount， 20th Century Fox， RKO， etc。）Later career with failed first two marriages， bit writing for MGM， lack of star power， alcoholism， late career smaller roles on stage and in movies， television and circus （in France）Interesting asides about child labor， robert sherwood film criticism， minstrel shows （bert Williams）， early creation of Alcoholics anonymous， mini biography of Charlie chaplin 。。。more
Donald
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A very enjoyable bookIf you're a Buster Oregon fan， this is a book you don't want to miss。 It's well written and enjoyable to read。 There was a lot of information that was new to me。 A very enjoyable bookIf you're a Buster Oregon fan， this is a book you don't want to miss。 It's well written and enjoyable to read。 There was a lot of information that was new to me。 。。。more
Ryan Hatch
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8/10Again， a book that seems tailor made to my interests。 There’s a lot to like here; most of which is Buster Keaton and early cinema。 The first chapters are quite elucidating and give so much insight into the beginnings of the movie industry and the life of Keaton。 The book seems to meander a bit halfway through; going on jaunts about Chaplin， Fitzgerald， and other key figures Keaton would come in contact with。 Perhaps， much like Keaton’s life， the story is so gripping at the start that it inev 8/10Again， a book that seems tailor made to my interests。 There’s a lot to like here; most of which is Buster Keaton and early cinema。 The first chapters are quite elucidating and give so much insight into the beginnings of the movie industry and the life of Keaton。 The book seems to meander a bit halfway through; going on jaunts about Chaplin， Fitzgerald， and other key figures Keaton would come in contact with。 Perhaps， much like Keaton’s life， the story is so gripping at the start that it inevitably feels a bit hollow at the end。 This isn’t a typical biography but feels a bit more like a commentary on the main moments and figures。 。。。more
Randy Wilson
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Don’t buy this book if you are looking for a traditional biography with a year by year， blow by blow account of the great artist’s life and career。 This book is much better than that。 Ms。 Stevens makes it clear that her feelings for Buster are love and awe。 She carefully chooses material that illuminate what made him unique and conveys his personality。There are many highlights but one of them is the way she tells how the film industry grew in and around vaudeville so that when Buster’s family st Don’t buy this book if you are looking for a traditional biography with a year by year， blow by blow account of the great artist’s life and career。 This book is much better than that。 Ms。 Stevens makes it clear that her feelings for Buster are love and awe。 She carefully chooses material that illuminate what made him unique and conveys his personality。There are many highlights but one of them is the way she tells how the film industry grew in and around vaudeville so that when Buster’s family stage act broke up， getting involved in film was a natural transition。 I was a bit disappointed there wasn’t more context for the development of vaudeville but then the 20th century mentioned in the title is far more about film than stage。There are wonderful vignettes of individuals who play varying roles in Busters life。 Roscoe Arbuckle whose nickname Ms。 Stevens convinces me doesn’t need to be used， was an important creative partner and from all accounts an early tragedy of Hollywood fame and shame culture。 We also learn about Bert Williams， the black vaudevillian who virtually alone was allowed to perform as a star during the heavily Jim Crow period of the first part of the 20th century。 In that context she also sensitively explores Keaton’s use of blackface and racist humor that was baked into America’s entertainment industry。 While he wasn’t the worst of the lot， Keaton doesn’t and shouldn’t get a pass for the painful and cruel treatment of his fellow humans。There are also sections exploring Chaplin （in Limelight） where Charlie hired Buster for a small but critical role。 She also explores the role of film criticism through looking at Robert Sherwood and James Agee both early champions of Buster’s amazing work。 Buster’s dark period of black out drinking and rebellion mostly at MGM in the early thirties is properly seen as period of mourning and frustration for an artist who remained extremely popular。 The sausage factory element of Hollywood film making must have been difficult for such an inventive and multi-talent figure like Keaton。I have read great biographies which are more exhaustive and comprehensive than this one but never have I finished a book about a real person and felt so touched and moved by how they come across on the page。 Ms。 Stevens finds the quiet， unassuming， sweet， tender and deeply eccentric man behind the famous stone face。 。。。more
Shishuraj
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A fine combination of biography， film criticism and sociopolitical commentary。One thing that slightly irked me was the constant mention of impending tragedy that struck Buster at the hands of MGM studio heads （Louie B Mayer specifically） which seems like a podcast promise。 However it may just have been a way for a Keaton fan to soften the blow for the readers， who are most likely Keaton fans themselves。Also unless I’ve somehow forgotten， I don’t think we ever learn how the Buster moniker came up A fine combination of biography， film criticism and sociopolitical commentary。One thing that slightly irked me was the constant mention of impending tragedy that struck Buster at the hands of MGM studio heads （Louie B Mayer specifically） which seems like a podcast promise。 However it may just have been a way for a Keaton fan to soften the blow for the readers， who are most likely Keaton fans themselves。Also unless I’ve somehow forgotten， I don’t think we ever learn how the Buster moniker came upon lil Joseph Keaton， only the fact that it wasn’t Houdini who gave it to him。 。。。more
Bob Andrews
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Stevens， chief film critic at Slate， gives us a biography of Buster Keaton in the context of the birth of Hollywood and its silent film industry - and she mostly succeeds。Buster Keaton takes the industry by storm， his talent putting him in the star category as he directs his own films and is given his own studio， turning out funny bits and making money。 On the screen， he’s stoic and stone faced。 It’s the best of times （the 20s） for Buster and for the silent films。 He’s given freedom and indepen Stevens， chief film critic at Slate， gives us a biography of Buster Keaton in the context of the birth of Hollywood and its silent film industry - and she mostly succeeds。Buster Keaton takes the industry by storm， his talent putting him in the star category as he directs his own films and is given his own studio， turning out funny bits and making money。 On the screen， he’s stoic and stone faced。 It’s the best of times （the 20s） for Buster and for the silent films。 He’s given freedom and independence， coming up with skits that are clever and funny。 I’ve gone back and looked on YouTube at his best， and the stunts are hilarious。Keaton becomes apprentice to Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle， who gets involved unfairly in a sex scandle that ruins him。But Keaton becomes a star comedy actor and director - one of three: Charlie Chaplin， Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton。It’s a golden age。 For the 20s， the three make hit after hit。 Then Keaton gets swallowed up by one of the studios （MGM） where he makes money and loses his freedom and soon his reputation。 It’s a classic story， a sad cliche。He starts to drink and wallow in depression。 He takes up with women; his first marriage turns sour （his fault）。 Keaton would be married three times。He goes to the studio head， while drunk， and demands more of a role。 Word gets around。 He spirals down。 The studio boss sends him a note by messenger: You’re fired。Years later， he would sober up and find a new lease in the television industry， settling for small roles and even mentoring a young Lucille Ball。I’m not a big fan of early Hollywood， or the silent film comedians， but the writing was so compelling。 The side trips of Stevens， such as when she describes early woman directors like Mabel Normand， are interesting。 But she often goes too far afield from the Keaton sage， thus we get pages on the founders of AA and more pages on author F。 Scott Fitzgerald who basically was in Hollywood during the same time as Keaton。 The lack of an index to the book is puzzling。Stevens deserves credit for not excusing Keaton’s use of blackface in some skits， but also not allowing it to define him。 She also tells us about black comic Bert Williams。Overall， I think anyone interested in Keaton or the silent film era will find this a fun read。 Steven’s style provokes insight into the era。 。。。more
Gina Piastuck
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Thinking this book was supposed to be a straight up biography， I discovered it was a mix of its subject and context （sometimes more context than Buster himself）。 Intriguing read， but probably not the first book to start with if interested in learning about Buster's life and career。 Thinking this book was supposed to be a straight up biography， I discovered it was a mix of its subject and context （sometimes more context than Buster himself）。 Intriguing read， but probably not the first book to start with if interested in learning about Buster's life and career。 。。。more
Walter Maier
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Very enjoyable book on the life and career of Buster Keaton。
Jeff
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Buster Keaton’s soaring trajectory through the first two thirds of the twentieth century is affectionately and thoughtfully rendered by Dana Stevens。 Moving， entertaining， indispensable。
Trevor Seigler
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The only other full-length biography I'd read of Buster Keaton prior to this one （by Marion Meade） made mention of the fact that people were often surprised at how well Buster Keaton's teeth looked （I'm guessing because he never smiled on camera， at least not in his classic films）， and mentioned this fact multiple times。 So I will say right off the bat that Buster Keaton's amazing teeth are never really mentioned once。 Because this book has a lot more to say about Keaton's life and work， thankfu The only other full-length biography I'd read of Buster Keaton prior to this one （by Marion Meade） made mention of the fact that people were often surprised at how well Buster Keaton's teeth looked （I'm guessing because he never smiled on camera， at least not in his classic films）， and mentioned this fact multiple times。 So I will say right off the bat that Buster Keaton's amazing teeth are never really mentioned once。 Because this book has a lot more to say about Keaton's life and work， thankfully。 "Camera Man: Buster Keaton， the Dawn of Cinema， and the Invention of the Twentieth Century，" by Dana Stevens， is a bold and innovative look at the life and career of one of the most important figures in early American and international cinema， a stone-faced comedian whose technical achievements and athletic prowess continue to inspire generations of film-makers today。 Stevens makes a point early on of contextualizing Keaton's life with the span of time that it encompassed and all the changes that ensued。 Born in 1895， he died in early 1966。 That's seventy years on this earth， with a whole host of important events that went on while Keaton was first serving in his family's vaudeville show and then finding success on his own as a filmmaker in the 1910's and 1920's， the film industry's great silent-movie period。 Never as mawkish or sentimental as Charlie Chaplin， Buster Keaton made films where his put-upon protagonist was often at the mercy of nature or cruel plots hatched by others， and he had to risk life and limb （often performing his own stunts） in order to survive。 When talkies came， Keaton wasn't necessarily left bereft by the invention of speaking roles in film， but the conditions under which he worked for MGM （zero creative input on his part， relegated to movies that often aren't nearly as good as his silent， independent work） derailed his career at an important time。 Personally， he was trapped in two marriages， one loveless and the other reckless， before finally finding his life partner in third wife Eleanor and some measure of sobriety after succumbing to alcoholism in the early years of the Great Depression。 He managed to have a late-career renaissance of appreciation for his films， and a continuing career in front of the camera in commercials and admittedly not-great-but-hey-it's-a-living movies in the early Sixties。 Dana Stevens， a longtime Keaton fan and film critic， does amazing work in putting Keaton's life and work in the context of his times and how， even without necessarily connecting， the movements in art， society， and world events influenced Keaton's life and work。 Chapters deal with the unfortunate racism and sexism that often crops up in Keaton's films， as well as the sense of alienation that he may have borrowed subconsciously from Kafka and F。 Scott Fitzgerald （while admittedly never actually reading either author， Keaton could still have felt some of the sense of dread and unease with which each author infused their work）。 And Stevens does an important service to Keaton's early years as the focus of his family's vaudeville act， often tumbling or being thrown by his father Joe as a form of entertainment that we would likely find appalling today。 Keaton's demons and passive responses to certain life-changing events could likely be tied back to his service as a prop to his father's often violent stage gestures， in ways that scarred the adult Buster and left him unable to deal with the world around him。 This is such a necessary book because it places Buster Keaton in context as perhaps one of the most innovative and important figures in cinematic history。 It's no hyperbole to state that Keaton， perhaps out of all the silent-screen comedians， has aged the best in terms of relating to modern audiences especially through the prism of what the twentieth century became and how it has continued to shape our modern world and entertainment options。 In "Camera Man，" Dana Stevens helps make clear why it is that Buster Keaton matters， and why his work continues to resonate。 。。。more
Campbell Andrews
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The author’s obvious affection for the subject doesn’t quite cover some of the stretches in comparison and parallels she proposes。 There’s a lot of figures in this narrative worth knowing but we never quite become intimate with any… most importantly， however， Buster Keaton is defended and， for some brief moments， made vivid again。
Doug Jorgensen
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Amazing history of Keaton’s start in vaudeville through his silent films， cameos and eventual death from lung cancer。 This is a sympathetic， though unflinching look at Buster Keaton’s life through his entanglements w other early Hollywood celebrities and the audacious， unbridled ways of celebrity freedom to engage in alcohol， drug and marital infidelities while still capturing the affection of an adoring public。 Keaton is presented as a nice guy with great humility and decency in these wild Holl Amazing history of Keaton’s start in vaudeville through his silent films， cameos and eventual death from lung cancer。 This is a sympathetic， though unflinching look at Buster Keaton’s life through his entanglements w other early Hollywood celebrities and the audacious， unbridled ways of celebrity freedom to engage in alcohol， drug and marital infidelities while still capturing the affection of an adoring public。 Keaton is presented as a nice guy with great humility and decency in these wild Hollywood days。 His talent for making people laugh is examined and admired。 So， so well written。 Highly recommend this book。 。。。more
Andrew Fox
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A superb appraisal/celebration of the life and career of Buster Keaton exploring how he represented the zeitgeist of the early twentieth century。 However， for a book of relatively short length， there are a lot of tangents exploring other aspects of the early film industry and notable figures of the era。 Some fit， others do not。
Daniel
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I'm a big Buster Keaton fan and was excited to read this。 It was only OK。 The problem is that it's not a straight Keaton biography - it aspires to say something more about his time， how movies and society were changing。 Which is great， but the subjects frequently have barely anything to do with Keaton - there's a section on the restaurant he was eating at when he found out about movies， another on female directors that only loosely intersected with him。 Because of that they end up distracting fr I'm a big Buster Keaton fan and was excited to read this。 It was only OK。 The problem is that it's not a straight Keaton biography - it aspires to say something more about his time， how movies and society were changing。 Which is great， but the subjects frequently have barely anything to do with Keaton - there's a section on the restaurant he was eating at when he found out about movies， another on female directors that only loosely intersected with him。 Because of that they end up distracting from the storyline - I often had trouble keeping track of the timeline。 All the Keaton stuff I loved。 There's just too much other stuff。 。。。more
Natalie Sierra
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Quite literally floored。 I wrote a little about the book in an Instagram post， but again I will say that the sheer amount of research done into the social and political climate at the time of Buster Keaton’s birth to his last day on earth ASTOUNDS me。 Something that helped my easily distracted， ADHD mind， was that when a new character was introduced， author Dana Stevens then spends anywhere from two paragraphs to an entire page describing their lives and achievements， keeping the story fresh-- w Quite literally floored。 I wrote a little about the book in an Instagram post， but again I will say that the sheer amount of research done into the social and political climate at the time of Buster Keaton’s birth to his last day on earth ASTOUNDS me。 Something that helped my easily distracted， ADHD mind， was that when a new character was introduced， author Dana Stevens then spends anywhere from two paragraphs to an entire page describing their lives and achievements， keeping the story fresh-- while also then keeping someone like me going to my phone to look them up on Wikipedia。 I HIGHLY recommend this book to everyone（！！！！）。 Yes， it’s a biography about Buster Keaton， but it’s also about the rise of technology and the dreamers and gamblers who took to that new medium of cinema and made the 20th century their own。 I wish I could read it anew all over again， that’s how much I loved it。 。。。more
Erika Derr
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Admittedly I’m a big Dana Stevens fan， but this book did not disappoint！ I had almost no knowledge of Buster Keaton - had not seen his movies or heard much of his story - but the story arc from vaudeville to television through the formative years of Hollywood， with a big dose of cultural context， was a delight from start to finish。 Loved it！
Pola Changnon
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I’ve been spoiled by Mark Harris’ approach to film history and discourse。 Appreciate her intention， but between the intense details describing the social/political sidebars and the occasionally overwrought efforts to tie Keaton to every milestone of the new century， I felt distanced from Keaton， himself。 He doesn’t need to be Zelig to be a compelling subject。
James Henry
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Camera Man is not a straight-forward biography of legendary comedian Buster Keaton; there are plenty of great ones already on the market if you're looking for that。 Rather， Stevens contextualizes Keaton's life and work in the times that he lived in， taking a deeper look at specific issues over the course of his life。 For example。 after repeating the same story about how Keaton and his parents were targeted by/evaded social workers who feared for Keaton's safety while working as a child in vaudev Camera Man is not a straight-forward biography of legendary comedian Buster Keaton; there are plenty of great ones already on the market if you're looking for that。 Rather， Stevens contextualizes Keaton's life and work in the times that he lived in， taking a deeper look at specific issues over the course of his life。 For example。 after repeating the same story about how Keaton and his parents were targeted by/evaded social workers who feared for Keaton's safety while working as a child in vaudeville， Stevens includes a chapter which explains the history of how the societies that hounded the Keatons came into existence and the changing attitudes toward children working to help support the household。 There are also great asides about Mabel Normand as a pioneering female director and how Keaton's work relates to then-current attitudes about minstrel shows and race。 It's a fascinating experiment and works well for the most part--even with the wide ground it covers， nothing feels completely extraneous。 。。。more
Michael Mckinney
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Great bio of a legendI am a big fan of Buster Keaton and this book did not disappoint！ Incredible insight on a man who needs to be remembered as the comic genius and brilliant filmmaker that he was。
Nathan
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Not your conventional biography which， for the most part was refreshing。 At times， it did feel like the book was straying a little too far from its subject。 Overall， this was an interesting and informative biography about the life AND times of Buster Keaton。
Chris Cox， a librarian
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Creative retelling of the Keaton story。 It also made me want to go back and re-watch some of his films， which is always a plus。
David
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Camera Man is just about everything I look for in criticism。 Close reading of the text （in this case Keaton's life and career） in historical context， with heart and a willingness （most of the time， at least） to downplay biographical trivia in favor of what the art means， could mean， and how。 Camera Man is just about everything I look for in criticism。 Close reading of the text （in this case Keaton's life and career） in historical context， with heart and a willingness （most of the time， at least） to downplay biographical trivia in favor of what the art means， could mean， and how。 。。。more
Nick Byers
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DNF - 62%This is a fine history of film and 20th century Hollywood， but it is a bad biography of of Buster Keaton。 Much like his character in the Navigator， Keaton gets lost in the sea of history that his life is supposed to be a lens for。 One of my biggest gripes with this book was the author's inability to form a cohesive narrative， the book jumped around from topic to topic so fast my brain had whiplash。 I think the root of the problem is that the author is such a fan of Keaton and has his li DNF - 62%This is a fine history of film and 20th century Hollywood， but it is a bad biography of of Buster Keaton。 Much like his character in the Navigator， Keaton gets lost in the sea of history that his life is supposed to be a lens for。 One of my biggest gripes with this book was the author's inability to form a cohesive narrative， the book jumped around from topic to topic so fast my brain had whiplash。 I think the root of the problem is that the author is such a fan of Keaton and has his life almost memorized that they can not see their writing through the eyes of someone like me who vaguely knows about Buster Keaton but other than a few scenes from his films knows nothing about him。 The author habitually mentions things that happen later in Keaton's life that a layman like me knows nothing about and that we have not yet reached in the book's timeline。 And at other times completely glosses over parts of Keaton's life， his service in WWI is brushed away with a few passing lines。 If you are looking for a legitimate biography of Buster Keaton I would look somewhere else。 。。。more
Craigtator
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Author clearly loves the subject。 I would have liked more details behind the making of his seminal films in the 1920s。
Greg Pace
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Unsurprisingly great read because Buster was a fascinating person and entertainer。 Stevens makes this more than a standard biography in that she often veers off from Buster's specific story to give important context to what else was going on in the industry and to those Buster became entangled with。 I stopped reading multiple times to watch Keaton shorts and clips from his features。 I'll continue to watch his work going forward。 Unsurprisingly great read because Buster was a fascinating person and entertainer。 Stevens makes this more than a standard biography in that she often veers off from Buster's specific story to give important context to what else was going on in the industry and to those Buster became entangled with。 I stopped reading multiple times to watch Keaton shorts and clips from his features。 I'll continue to watch his work going forward。 。。。more
Chris Breitenbach
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wonderfully engaging， deeply researched biography on the great Buster Keaton。
Annie
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I am a film fanatic particularly of classic Hollywood。 I have always been a big fan of Buster Keaton and knew some about this life。 What makes Dana Steven's book so unique is that she uses his acrobatic past as a metaphor to propel us through the story of his life。 I saw an interview with her and she described how she frames the chapters to be both a close-up on Buster and then zooms out to show us context -- his personal and work life as well as the lives of others around him -- for example， so I am a film fanatic particularly of classic Hollywood。 I have always been a big fan of Buster Keaton and knew some about this life。 What makes Dana Steven's book so unique is that she uses his acrobatic past as a metaphor to propel us through the story of his life。 I saw an interview with her and she described how she frames the chapters to be both a close-up on Buster and then zooms out to show us context -- his personal and work life as well as the lives of others around him -- for example， some of my favorites included more detail on Mabel Normand， Fatty Arbuckle， Charlie Chaplin， and Bert Williams。 This book is not a typical straightforward biography， but is so much more and incredibly detailed about the filming of Keaton's iconic films （including Cameraman）。 It is a meticulously researched book from the perspective of an admiring fan。 I highly recommend this book。 。。。more
Sarah
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I wouldn't exactly call this a Keaton biography。 It's more like a history of the early twentieth century， using Keaton as a framework。 That being said， it does provide a reasonable overview of his life， with details about certain situations and people connected to his life that I hadn't heard before。 However， if this had been my first Keaton biography， I think I would have been disappointed。 It doesn't go into much detail about his life， and although it's presented in roughly chronological order I wouldn't exactly call this a Keaton biography。 It's more like a history of the early twentieth century， using Keaton as a framework。 That being said， it does provide a reasonable overview of his life， with details about certain situations and people connected to his life that I hadn't heard before。 However， if this had been my first Keaton biography， I think I would have been disappointed。 It doesn't go into much detail about his life， and although it's presented in roughly chronological order， I think I would have gotten lost with all the jumping around the author does， had I not already been familiar with the shape of Keaton's life。I didn't love the writing style - in places it seemed too casual - but I do think the book was very well-researched and well put together， and it was certainly a quick and easy read。 。。。more
Bobby Hattaway
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AA very enjoyabe and detailed look at one of the funniest men ever。
jack
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