Synopses & Reviews
Review
"No wonder Buster Keaton was so sure of himself in his many movies. He was born into a theatrical family, crawled onto the stage while still a baby, joined the family knockabout act as a child, and went on from there. His experience was unsurpassed, and it was that experience together with his unemotional face which stood him in such good stead in the movies. His career was second only to Chaplin's and has given rise to much serious analysis, as much as it has to delighted laughter. It is all set down in this present biography without bias and without hyperbole, a great relief in this day of the emotionally supercharged book." Reviewed by Andrew Witmer, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)