Named for Joseph Francis (“Buster”) Keaton (1895–1966), American comedian, film actor and director. He joined his family’s acrobatic act in vaudeville when still a child, and he perfected his art both as a comic actor and director producing three classic stony-faced performances in Sherlock Junior, The Navigator and The General, all masterpieces of the silent screen. Thereafter his career declined, but the film The Buster Keaton Story, a 1957 screen biography, restored Keaton to his rightful place as one of the world’s greatest comedians. (M 22496) _ _.