Buster Keaton

Review: Silent star Buster Keaton rides again in 2 new books

“Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the 20th Century” by Dana Stevens (Atria; on sale now); and “Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker’s Life” by James Curtis (Knopf; Feb. 15):

FILE - A first U.S. edition of Winnie the Pooh signed by the author A.A. Milne and illustrator E.H. Shepard is displayed with cut-outs representing characters from the book at offices of the Sotheby's auction house in London, Monday, Dec. 15, 2008. “Winnie the Pooh” and “The Sun Also Rises” are going public. A.A. Milne’s children’s book and Ernest Hemingway’s novel are among the works from 1926 whose copyrights will expire Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, putting them in the public domain in 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

‘Pooh,’ ‘Sun Also Rises’ among works going public in 2022

This album cover image released by Rhino Records shows "LiveAndWell.Com," by David Bowie, available on May 15, (Rhino Records via AP)

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This undated image released by Rocky Schenck shows actor James Karen. Karen, a former TV pitchman who later worked with Buster Keaton and made memorable appearances in “Poltergeist” and “Return of the Living Dead,” died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, at his home in Los Angeles. He was 94. (Rocky Schenck via AP)

James Karen, ‘Mr. Teague’ of ‘Poltergeist,’ is dead at 94

Keeping up and improvising with Buster Keaton

WATERTOWN — David Drazin removes the silent.

But keeping up with one of the most athletic, daring and lucky actors in show business history also takes stamina.