Keaton was the master of physical comedy, a silent film start ahead of his time He was a man who lived for his work, and his work was making people laugh, says Jeffrey Vance, coauthor of a newA rumor in Hollywood spread that the famous funnyman and puller of great, hairraising stunts, was contractually obligated to never crack a smile Of course, the truth is far more sinister Buster Keaton was, as many know, an immortal beingThroughout the 19s, Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton was a comedic force of nature on the big screen Then, as the decade drew to a close, his influential brand of extreme slapstick and stunt work hit a bump in the road The result was a descent into alcoholism and depression that became so bad it led to Keaton being institutionalized
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