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 I don't think it will ever be superseded ...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 the roots of his humanity ... his pessimism ... his superb spirit of comic gloom ..." - Boston Globe

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879101172
• ISBN13: 9780879101176
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Limelight
• 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.