Born Joseph Frank Keaton to a pair of
medicine show performers, Joseph
Hallie Keaton and Myra Cutler
Keaton, on October 4, 1895, in Sedan,
Kansas. ,When at six months he
tumbled down a flight of stairs
unharmed he was given the name
"Buster" by 'Harry Houdini' who,
along with W.C. Fields, Bill Robinson
("Bojangles"), Eddie Cantor and Al
Jolson shared headlines with The
Three Keatons: Buster, his father Joe
Keaton and mother Myra Keaton.
Their act, one of the most dangerous
in vaudeville, was about how to
discipline a prankster child. Buster was
thrown all over the stage and even into
the audience. No matter what the
stunt, he was poker-faced.
He first saw a movie studio in March
1917 and on April 23 his debut film,
'Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle''s Butcher
Boy, The (1917), was released. He
stayed with Fatty through fifteen
two-reelers even though he was
offered much more to sign with Fox or
Warner after returning from ten
months with the 40th Infantry in
France. His first feature length
Saphead, The (1920) established him
as a star in his own right. By the
middle of 1921 he was starring,
directing and scripting through Buster
Keaton Productions. He received a
special Oscar for his life work in
comedy. Festivals the world over
acknowledged Buster until his death at
age seventy
His room features a extra-long twin
bed, Simmons mattress, armoire, 27"
TV, VCR and DVD player,
refrigerator, microwave, coffee, green
tea, cider, hot chocolate, microwave
popcorn, bottled water, Andes
chocolates, private bathroom with
shower, and all the other standard
features of our Suites.
This room rents for $39 per night with
a 10% discount for AAA and AARP
members. Extended stays are
welcome.
Hotel Chanute Kansas Motel Tioga Suites Buster Keaton Room
