Project Keaton

Project Keaton Post #42 Those Damn-Fine Damfinos, Submitted by Project Keaton. During our month long tribute to Joseph Frank Buster Keaton, our mothership, the Kitty Packard Pictorial, had the privilege of sitting down with The International Buster Keaton Society for a tete-a-tete on all things Buster. The full in-depth interview will be posted on the Pictorial within the next few days, but Project Keaton felt it appropriate to sign off with this heartfelt swan song:

Some of silent film’s greatest legends are alive and well on a sleepy tree-lined street in West Hollywood.‭ ‬Douglas,‭ ‬Charlie,‭ ‬Roscoe,‭ ‬Rudy‭ ‬and Max‭ (‬respectively‭) ‬bullet out the front door in a kinetic burst of energy,‭ ‬every bit as charming as their silver screen counterparts,‭ ‬and nuzzle me up their front stoop.‭  ‬The rambunctious crew of spaniels belong to the lady waiting for me at the door.‭ ‬Dr Tracey‭ ‬Goessel:‭ ‬Vice President of the International Buster Keaton Society,‭ ‬Douglas Fairbanks historian supreme,‭ ‬an all around swell dame and owner of the most infectious little bunch of bow-wows in town.

With Doug and Charlie playing at my feet,‭ ‬I joined‭ ‬Goessel in her sitting room for a chat about the man of the hour,‭ ‬silent film legend Buster Keaton,‭ ‬and the venerable institution founded in his honor:‭ ‬The Damfinos.

Such is the‭ ‬affectionate‭ ‬nickname for members of The International Buster Keaton Society,‭ ‬an organization that has‭ ‬championed the Keaton legacy since‭ ‬1992.‭ ‬Silent film fans,‭ ‬even if they’re not Society members,‭ ‬have more than likely heard of them and their tireless dedication to,‭ ‬as their mission statement reads,‭ ‬fostering an appreciation and understanding of Keaton’s life,‭ ‬career and films.‭ ‬In honor‭ ‬of‭ ‬The Pictorial’s month long celebration of the life and work of Keaton,‭ ‬it‭ ‬felt‭ ‬right to get The Damfino story straight from the source.

Full interview coming soon to The Kitty Packard Pictorial!