Keaton: The Man Who Wouldn't Lie Down

by Tom Dardis

Book Overview

"...the definitive life. I don't think it will ever be superseded ... It is scholarly yet readable, the fullest, most objective and factually detailed book on virtually every aspect of Buster's career and personality: artistic, financial, and pyschological ... full of the most interesting (and surprising) information." - Dwight MacDonald, The New York Review of Books

"A candid yet compassionate account of Keaton's turbulent personal life...reveals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879101172
• ISBN13: 9780879101176
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent biography

I read this book about 10 years ago and I thought it was very well written. It went into a lot of detail about his life which I thought was very interesting and well researched. I'd recommend this to anyone who'd like to read a good biography about Keaton.

sensitively written and highly informative- lots of pictures

I am an unabashed fan of Buster Keaton, believing his to be the pinnacle of physical humor on film in the 20th century. This book balanced the many aspects of a complicated and brilliant man who spent only one day in a schoolroom. The final section is written very sensitively, and has some great photos.