Buster Keaton was an international mega silent movie star, but broke down after sound movies took over

Interesting fact about Buster Keaton:  

Did you know? Buster Keaton was an international mega silent movie star, but broke down after sound movies took over. He became an alcoholic and was institutionalized in a mental ward but escaped his strait jacket using techniques he learned from Houdini. He then married his nurse but had no memory of it.

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