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Eleanor Keaton

Eleanor Keaton

Born: 1918-07-29 • Los Angeles, California, U.S

Eleanor Ruth Keaton (July 29, 1918 – October 19, 1998) was an American dancer and variety show performer. She was an MGM contract dancer in her teens and became the third wife of silent-film comedian Buster Keaton at the age of 21. She is credited with rehabilitating her husband's life and career. The two performed at the Cirque Medrano in Paris and on European tours in the 1950s; she also performed with him on The Buster Keaton Show in the early 1950s.

Filmography
Buster Keaton Rides Again poster
Buster Keaton Rides Again
1965 • Self
Life with Buster Keaton poster
Life with Buster Keaton
1951
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton poster
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton
1950
Bathing Beauty poster
Bathing Beauty
1944 • Swimmer (uncredited)
The Wizard of Oz poster
The Wizard of Oz
1939 • Ozmite (uncredited)
The Big Broadcast of 1938 poster
The Big Broadcast of 1938
1938 • Chorus Girl (uncredited)