![]() ![]() Eleanor died in Oct 1998 of Lung Cancer the same disease that had killed her husband in 1966. Eleanor worked hard to help Buster restore his place in film history and it could be said that if she did not come along we would not have seen many of the wonderful Buster Keaton movies that we see today. For the rest of his life Buster and Eleanor were rarely far from each other and she accompanied him on set whilst he worked and even appeared on stage with him. Luckily they didn't and Buster and Eleanor were happily married for nearly 26 years. A film archivist and authority on silent comedy, he has lectured. JEFFREY VANCE is co-author, with Lita Grey Chaplin, of Wife of the Life of the Party, a work on Charlie Chaplin. None of their friends thought it would last and they actually tried to talk her out of marrying him. ELEANOR KEATON (19181998) was a dancer in musicals for nearly every major film studio in Hollywood, where she was born and raised. Nearly two years after they first met Eleanor asked Buster to marry her and on May 29th 1940 they were married. It was several months before a romance began and all because Eleanor shouted in response to heckling by a fellow card player, Buster looked up from his cards and really noticed her for the first time. The house was Buster Keaton's and he was her good teacher. Eleanor was 18 years of age and a dancer at MGM keen to learn how to play bridge she was taken to a house "where they played bridge every day and there was a good teacher". Anthony currently lives in New York State with his wife and four daughters, thoroughly outnumbered but loving every minute of his life.Eleanor Keaton was "Buster" Keaton's third wife. He wants to stay true to the essence of Buster and his wealth of work to honor him as he adds his vision to Buster's overall legacy. ![]() In his new role as Editor of The Keaton Chronicle, Anthony has many new and big plans featuring Buster Keaton and is currently working on bringing them all to life for old and new generations of fans alike. In addition to his regular writing/editing work load, he continues to work on many personal projects, as well as branching out into writing novels/short stories, films, TV and animation. ![]() He owes his life long love of silent films to his Mother who exposed him to them at a very young age - specifically, Buster Keaton. Anthony has written and edited for a wide number of international companies, comic books, magazines, online web sites, other publications and much more. And your exclusive membership pin will make you the (silent) talk of the town.Īnthony Zicari is an award winning full time professional freelance writer and editor and has been working in the entertainment industry for 25 years and counting. We also hope that you’ll support us by becoming a member, which gives you access to the amazing Keaton Chronicle and store discounts. We also look forward to seeing how Keaton inspires you in your own life and work. ![]() We hope that you will use the resources of this website, our social media presence, and the Society in general to learn more about the art of Buster Keaton. We are an entirely volunteer-operated group, we love what we do, and are honored to help maintain Buster’s legacy. Today, we are thrilled to have Melissa Talmadge Cox, Buster’s grand-daughter, on our board, and Keaton Talmadge, his great-grand-daughter as an active member. In our early days, we were proud to be supported by Eleanor Keaton, Buster’s widow, who attended several of our events. Founded in 1992, the goals of the Society (a 501c3, non-profit organization) are to foster and perpetuate appreciation an understanding of the life, career and films of Buster Keaton, to advocate for historical accuracy about Keaton's life and work, to encourage dissemination of information about Keaton, and to endorse preservation and restoration of Keaton's films and performances. ![]()
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