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It was one congratulatory telegram after another for Buster Keaton, the film comedian, and his wife the former Natalie Talmadge after they had unpacked to-day at the hotel Biltmore in New York city following their trip here from the coast. Buster never cracked a smile as is his custom, and of course would not oblige the photographers. He did loosen up when he talked of two children on the coast.

March 13, 1925

“The High Sign” has its opening in Salt Lake City, Utah, at “The American." This was the first short Buster Keaton made independently; however, he shelved the picture & convinced Joseph Schenck that he should make a completely different movie. When Buster was injured while making “The Electric House,” they got the film back off that shelf while he recovered.

[First Clip] WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about comedian Buster Keaton arriving in Dallas to promote "The Buster Keaton Story," a film about his life.

[Transcript] In Dallas, frozen-faced comedian Buster Keaton arrives to put in a plug for—who else--Buster Keaton. Keaton is on tour to tell anyone who'll listen about the new Paramount release, "The Buster Keaton Story," which is the film version of the funny-man's life. In 1955, Buster got himself off a hospital critical list, when a Hollywood screen writer offered him $50,000 for the screen rights to his life story. Our man asked Buster if he ever smiled—and—with a serious look—he replied, "Not when there are cameras around."
(May 17, 1957)

[Second Clip] Fort Worth hosting a convention for Sigma Delta Chi, a professional journalism fraternity.

[Transcript] Dead-Pan Comedian Buster Keaton, a guest at the luncheon, finds that Brinkley's hat makes him look like an honest-to-goodness cowboy. But Brinkly admits that Keaton's hat doesn't show him at his best advantage.
...Don't get carried away, Buster.

(May 18, 1957)