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Tuesday, 4 October 2011

Happy Birthday Buster



Buster Keaton was born on this day in 1895. A trailblazer, a consummate comedian, a daring stuntman, a cinematic lexicographer. Thank goodness for this man.

Posted by Jonathan Fisher at 19:12

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