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1. How did Joseph Keaton VI end up with the name "Buster"?
2. Buster loved to tell of the multiple calamities that befell him one fateful day when he was just a tot. Which was there actual evidence to support?
3. Buster claimed that Piqua, Kansas, the town where he was born, was "blown off the map by a cyclone" shortly thereafter. How much truth was there to the tale?
4. Buster got his start in films from a chance meeting on the street.
5. Buster, a stage veteran already at the age of 21, was invited to tour a film studio one day in 1917. How long was it before he stepped before the camera and started his film career?
6. How true was the claim that Buster Keaton, The Great Stone Face, never smiled on camera?
7. Buster was known for performing all of his own stunts, but this wasn't entirely true. Which of these shots was done using a stunt double?
8. What did Buster superstitiously consider a way to ensure that one of his movies would be a hit?
9. Buster had a reputation for being indestructible, performing amazing stunts without mishap or injury. How true was this myth?
10. Was Buster's Great Stone Face persona -- the sad little man who never smiled -- really reflective of his life?
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