Did Buster Keaton Receive His Famed Nickname From Harry Houdini?

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends related to vaudeville and whether they are true or false. VAUDEVILLE URBAN LEGEND: Buster Keaton received his nickname from Harry Houdini. Joseph Frank Keaton broke into the vaudeville business in 1899 as a member of his family’s vaudeville act, The Three Keatons when […]

October 10th, 2012 | Posted in Grab Bag Legends, Vaudeville Legends Revealed | 6 Comments

Did the Simpsons Edit a Scene Out of Syndication Because it was Offensive to People with Tourette’s Syndrome?

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: The Simpsons edited a scene from re-airings of an episode because the original episode was offensive to […]

August 28th, 2012 | Posted in TV Legends Revealed | 4 Comments