Joe Keaton
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| Born | Joseph Hallie Keaton July 6, 1867 Terre Haute, Indiana, USA |
| Died | January 13, 1946 (aged 78) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Spouse | Myra Keaton |
Joe Keaton (July 6, 1867 – January 13, 1946) was an American vaudeville performer and silent film actor. He was the father of actor Buster Keaton.
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Keaton, a Scots-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. On May 31, 1894, Joe Keaton eloped with Myra Edith Cutler, who became known as Myra Keaton. Myra, who had British and German ancestry, performed with Joe in a vaudeville act. Joe and Myra's first child was Joseph Frank Keaton, who became known as the silent film actor Buster Keaton; their other children were Harry Keaton and Louise 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. He lived alone in a Hollywood hotel for many years and was said to have stopped drinking after becoming a Christian Scientist.[citation needed] Buster said Joe died as a result of being struck by a car.
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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.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
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| 1917 | A Country Hero | Cy Klone, Garage Owner |
| 1918 | The Bell Boy | Guest |
| Out West | Man on train | |
| 1920 | Neighbors | His father |
| The Scarecrow | Farmer (uncredited) | |
| Convict 13 | Prisoner | |
| 1922 | Daydreams | The Girls Father (uncredited) |
| The Electric House | Extra (uncredited) | |
| 1923 | Our Hospitality | The Engineer |
| 1924 | Sherlock, Jr. | Her father |
| 1925 | Go West | Man in Barber Shop (uncredited) |
| 1927 | The General | Union general |
| 1934 | Evelyn Prentice | Undertermined Role (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Palooka from Paducah | Pa Diltz |
