
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
July 29, 1918
Died
October 19, 1998 (age 80)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, U.S
Also Known As
Eleanor Ruth Norris
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
Filmography
1987TVBuster Keaton: A Hard Act to Followas Self1965FilmBuster Keaton Rides Againas Self1951FilmLife with Buster Keaton1950FilmThe Misadventures of Buster Keaton1944FilmBathing Beautyas Swimmer (uncredited)1939FilmThe Wizard of Ozas Ozmite (uncredited)1938FilmThe Big Broadcast of 1938as Chorus Girl (uncredited)






