Joe Keaton

Infobox actor


name = Joe Keaton
birthname = Joseph Hallie Keaton
birthdate = birth date|1867|7|6
location = Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
deathdate = death date and age|1946|1|13|1867|7|6
deathplace = Los Angeles, California, USA
spouse = Myra Keaton

Joe Keaton (July 6, 1867 – January 13, 1946) was an American silent film actor and the father of actor Buster Keaton.

Information

Keaton, a Scotch-Irish American, was born Joseph Hallie Keaton a few miles south of Terre Haute, Indiana. Keaton was born to Libbie (née Jane), and Joseph Francis Keaton IV. Joe and his wife Myra were both grade-Z vaudeville performers. Joe and Myra's first son/child was Joseph Frank Keaton, who became known as the silent film actor Buster Keaton. Buster joined the act when he was only a few years old. The act was a rough-and-tumble one, with Buster being thrown around on stage most of the time. As the years went by, Joe Keaton became an alcoholic, which forced Buster to quit the act by the time he was a teenager. However, after he hit it big in silent film, Buster provided Joe with small parts in several movies. Myra and Joe split up long after Buster had become an adult. She'd had it with the constant verbal and physical abuse Joe put her through. He lived alone in a Hollywood hotel for many years and was said to have stopped drinking after becoming a Christian Scientist. Buster said Joe died as a result of being struck by a car.

Joe Keaton eloped with Myra Edith Cutler, who became known as Myra Keaton on May 31, 1894, together they had 3 children including Buster Keaton, Harry Keaton and Louise Keaton. Myra had British and German ancestry. He is also the father-in-law of Buster's third wife Eleanor Keaton, and grandfather of Jimmy and Bobby Keaton.

Death

Joe Keaton died on January 10, 1946, in Ventura County, California, according to the Internet Movie Database Joe's cause of death was 'struck by car'. Keaton was 78 years old at the time of his death. His burial location is unknown.

Filmography

ee also

* Buster Keaton
* Camille Keaton
* Harry Keaton
* Myra Keaton
* Louise Keaton

External links

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* [http://www.busterkeaton.com/bio1.htm Keaton biography]