Howard Buten, a college dropout from Detroit, navigated three extraordinary lives: as a successful clown named Buffo, a pioneering psychologist, and a novelist.
Critics compared Buten to iconic clowns like Charlie Chaplin and Harpo Marx, as he sold out theaters worldwide and created a unique legacy in performance art.
His novel, Burt, despite its lackluster reception in the U.S., became hugely successful in France, selling nearly a million copies and making him a cultural sensation.
Buten's multifaceted life, as noted by French writer Claude Duneton, was likened to a 'walking poem' with his presence creating 'a slow music' of images.
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