Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton, American motion picture director, motion picture producer, motion picture producers and director, comedian, actor, joins the Astro Deathwatch permanent Shrine record.
Life, work & what’s documented
Buster Keaton is documented as American motion picture director, motion picture producer, motion picture producers and director, comedian, actor. Born 1895-10-04 and died 1966-02-01, the record connects a distinctive screen career to the wider history of film and television. Essential works selected for orientation include The General, Sherlock Jr., Steamboat Bill, Jr.. The profile separates verified dates and career context from astrology interpretation and audience opinion.
Why They're Awesome
Buster Keaton helped make The General, Sherlock Jr., and Steamboat Bill, Jr. durable parts of screen culture. The range, presence, and craft preserved in that work are why this permanent record belongs on Astro Deathwatch.
Essential works: The General · Sherlock Jr. · Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Context is not destiny
The death date 1966-02-01 is retained as part of the permanent record. This Shrine celebrates the work without turning cause or circumstance into spectacle.
Death context: The death date 1966-02-01 is retained as part of the permanent record. This Shrine celebrates the work without turning cause or circumstance into spectacle.
Historical illness and age are context, not proof of a current crisis or a factual mortality forecast.
The cosmic file
The cosmic file
Sun
Libra 11.0°
Moon
Aries 17.1°
Mercury
Scorpio 6.4°
Venus
Virgo 18.7°
Mars
Jupiter
Leo 5.1°
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Gemini 18.0°
PlutoTime-stable natal aspects
- Sun conjunction Mars orb 2.4°
- Sun trine Pluto orb 2.2°
- Mercury square Jupiter orb 1.7°
- Mercury conjunction Saturn orb 0.5°
- Venus sextile Uranus orb 0.9°
- Venus square Neptune orb 0.8°
- Venus square Pluto orb 6.1°
- Mars trine Neptune orb 5.1°
- Mars trine Pluto orb 0.9°
- Jupiter square Saturn orb 1.5°
- Neptune conjunction Pluto orb 5.3°
These placements are deterministic astronomical calculations. Interpretive meaning is presented separately and uncertainty is retained.
Calculation confidence: date_based_reliable. Moon: date based reliable. Rising sign: birth time needed. Date-based geocentric placements use a noon UTC reference. Moon is evaluated across the full UTC day. No Ascendant or houses are inferred. Astrology is interpretation, not fact, medicine, or mortality prediction.
Sources & provenance
- Wikidata item Q103949Wikidata / 2026-08-27 / identity / confidence: mediumStructured identity, birth date, death status, and external identifiers checked for this release.
- English Wikipedia: Buster KeatonWikimedia Foundation / 2026-08-27 / biography / confidence: mediumCareer and essential-work orientation; claims remain separately sourced.
- IMDb name record nm0000036IMDb / 2026-08-27 / works / confidence: mediumScreen-credit identity cross-check.
Identity, vital dates, life status, and screen reference identifiers refreshed 2026-08-27.
Research last updated 2026-08-27.
Portrait provenance
Buster Keaton photo by Bain News Service; This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID ggbain.32451.This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing.; Public domain.
Exact source file · Public domain · Retrieved 2026-08-27.
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