She was very pretty and, although I am aware of the famous Talmadge sisters, I am surprized she did not go farther. How long after this movie did she and Buster divorce? At this point they seem to have a truly lovely chemistry.
shareThey divorced in the early 30s, and she took all his money, his cars, his house, and their two sons, leaving him literally with only the clothes on his back and one car. What's funny is when they did marry, the Talmadge family was very famous and they thought it was to further his own fame, but today everybody knows Buster and nobody remembers or cares who the Talmadges were.
shareOh, that's so sad ...
shareIndeed it is, that was when he started drinking which caused those additional problems, and that, mixed with his loss of independence with MGM, made him so depressed he didn't even bother trying to fight for custody of his boys. But in the long run you could say it still worked out because as soon as his oldest boy got his driver's license he took them both to see their dad. And in his book, Buster commented on how even though he didn't make as much money as Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd did (where they were making millions from their pictures, he only got $2,000 a week and his wife spent a lot of it before she took the rest in the divorce), he considered himself to be fortunate to still be working in TV and movies at a time when Harold Lloyd had retired and Charlie Chaplin had become a recluse.
shareAlthough I have yet to read much about it, wasn't Buster drinking DURING the marriage and didn't that contribute to the divorce? Of course the fact that she threw him out of the bedroom following the birth of the second child probably contributed to the drinking.
shareAlthough I have yet to read much about it, wasn't Buster drinking DURING the marriage and didn't that contribute to the divorce? Of course the fact that she threw him out of the bedroom following the birth of the second child probably contributed to the drinking.
shareI don´t think this is accurate.
In the 1930:s (1929) there was a Stock Market Crash and because of this it was difficult to sell the "Italian Villa". Even though Natalie got the "Villa" and the Yacht there were considerable debts to be paid. She made less money than Buster and her demands weren´t unreasonable. She was left with small means to support her and their sons and in the end she felt quite bitter about it.
As much as I love Buster Keaton I don´t understand the hate on Natalie. They both had a pretty rough time (a lot of couples do) and it wasn´t all about the marriage.
As far as I understand, Buster did love Natalie (according to his mother Myra, his sister Louise and Eleanor his third wife) but nevertheless the marriage didn´t last
It was a blessing that Buster found Eleanor but I don´t think it´s fair to blame Natalie for everything that happened to him. Natalie strikes me as quite vulnerable (so does Buster) which is probably the reason they had an understanding in the first place
I also think that her performance in "Our Hospitality" was pretty good...
From what i read about the Talmadge family. They were all *beep* up.
shareI really liked her performance in it. This was the first movie I saw Natalie in, and wish I could see more of her work, if available. She was truly pretty and charming.
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