buster keaton society inc. aka the damfinos is the official educational organization 1 dedicated to comedy film producer director writer actor stuntman buster keaton . contents 1 mission 2 statement of purpose 3 activities 4 history and background 5 references 6 external links mission edit according to the damfinos their mission is to foster and perpetuate appreciation and understanding of the life career and films of comedian filmmaker buster keaton ; to advocate for historical accuracy about keaton s life and work ; to encourage dissemination of information about keaton ; to endorse preservation and restoration of keaton s films and performances ; and to do all of the above with a sense of humor that includes an ongoing awareness of the surreal and absurd joy with which keaton made his films . statement of purpose edit the international buster keaton society inc. also known as the damfinos is a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the world about comedian and filmmaker buster keaton . activities edit among other projects the damfinos publish a quarterly newsletter the keaton chronicle and host an annual convention in muskegon michigan the weekend closest to buster keaton s birthday on october 4 . the damfinos also co sponsor the buster award which is given jointly by the damfinos and the keaton celebration in iola kansas . one of the damfinos ongoing projects is the awarding of the annual porkpie scholar grant . 2 history and background edit patricia eliot tobias melody bunting and wendy merckel co founded the international buster keaton society on october 4 1992 buster s birthday . dedicated to bringing greater public attention to keaton s life and work the membership includes many individuals from the world of entertainment and the arts actors producers authors artists graphic novelists musicians and designers as well as those who simply admire the magic of buster keaton . the society s nickname the damfinos is named after the boats in two of keaton films the 1921 comedy the boat and the 1927 feature film college . the damfinos have been profiled periodically in media outlets such as the seven chances 1925 bridal run where keaton is chased by a mob of angry brides was recreated in the streets of muskegon in 2010 3 michigan live in 2011 4 and the muskegon tribune in 2013 5 the damfinos are listed online at turner classic movies . 6 the group has also been referenced in several keaton related books including imogen sara smith s buster keaton the persistence of comedy 7 kevin w. sweeney s buster keaton interviews 8 edward mcpherson s buster keaton tempest in a flat hat 9 the fall of buster keaton his films for mgm educational pictures and columbia by james l. neibaur 10 and silent echoes discovering early hollywood through the films of buster keaton by john bengtson . 11 the current president of the international buster keaton society is patricia eliot tobias . buster s keaton s granddaughter melissa talmadge cox is a member of the group s board of directors . 12 the damfinos convention is held annually in muskegon michigan . the group has also started a campaign to save buster s childhood baseball field 13 in muskegon michigan . references edit a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization porkpie scholar grant bridal chase recreated in the streets of muskegon wzzm 13 muskegon chronicle october 03 2011 muskegon tribune turner classic movies keaton the persistence of comedy keaton interviews keaton tempest in a flat hat fall of buster keaton his films for mgm educational pictures and columbia echoes discovering early hollywood through the films of buster keaton buster keaton aka grandpa buster keaton group working to save bluffton ballfield from residential development external links edit official website authority control worldcat identities viaf 127127545 lccn nr98019246 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title international buster keaton society & oldid 696328601 categories buster keatonfan clubsfilm and video fandomorganizations established in 1992hidden categories wikipedia articles with viaf identifierswikipedia articles with lccn identifiers navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 december 2015 at 11 37 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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