Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1918-07-29
Deathday
1998-10-19
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, U.S
Eleanor Keaton
Biography
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.
Known For
The Wizard of Oz
as Ozmite (uncredited)
The Great Buster: A Celebration
as Self (archive footage)
Bathing Beauty
as Swimmer (uncredited)
Buster Keaton Rides Again
as Self
The Big Broadcast of 1938
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
as Self
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton
