Arthur Conan Doyle vs Buster Keaton
Comparing
Compare the life timelines of Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) and Buster Keaton (1895–1966) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 35 years, from 1895 to 1930.
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Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)
- — Born in Edinburgh, Scotland Verified
- — Studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh Verified
- — Opened a medical practice in Southsea, Portsmouth Verified
- — Married Louisa Hawkins Verified
- — Published A Study in Scarlet, introducing Sherlock Holmes Verified
- — Holmes short stories began in The Strand Magazine Verified
- — Published The Hound of the Baskervilles Verified
- — Knighted by King Edward VII Verified
- — Married Jean Leckie Verified
- — Died at Crowborough, East Sussex Verified
Buster Keaton (1895–1966)
- — Born in Piqua, Kansas Verified
- — Performed in the family vaudeville act The Three Keatons Verified
- — Entered film working with Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle Verified
- — Released Sherlock Jr. Verified
- — Released The General Verified
- — Signed with MGM, losing creative control Verified
- — Married Eleanor Norris Verified
- — Received an Honorary Academy Award Verified
- — Appeared in Film, a short by Samuel Beckett Verified
- — Died in Woodland Hills, California Verified