Roscoe Arbuckle
Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent movie actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He helped Charlie Chaplin become an actor. He discovered Buster Keaton and Bob Hope.
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| Born | March 24, 1887 Smith Center, Kansas, United States |
| Died | June 29, 1933 (aged 46) New York City, New York, United States |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
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| Years active | 1904–1933 |
| Spouse(s) | Minta Durfee (m. 1908; div. 1925) Doris Deane (m. 1925; div. 1929) Addie Oakley Dukes McPhail (m. 1931–1933) |
| Website | Official website |
Arbuckle was one of the most popular silent stars of the 1910s. He soon became one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood. He once signed a contract in 1921 with Paramount Pictures for US$1 million.
Arbuckle was accused of three counts of rape and for murdering actress Virginia Rappe.[1] Arbuckle was later found not guilty and the jury gave Arbuckle a formal apology.[1]
Arbuckle died in his sleep of a heart attack in 1933 at age 46.
Roscoe Arbuckle Media
Fatty Arbuckle ad from The Film Daily, 1932
Arbuckle with his and Minta Durfee's dog Luke, c. 1919
Painting of Roscoe Arbuckle with hat and dog, c. 1915
Frequent co-star Mabel Normand
Arbuckle's nephew Al St. John (right) with Buster Keaton and Arbuckle in Out West (1918)
Suite 1221 of St. Francis Hotel shortly after Arbuckle's party
Fatty's Chance Acquaintance (1915), with intertitles in Dutch. Runtime 00:14:39.
Winifred Westover with Fatty Arbuckle in 1919 film poster for Love
Arbuckle and his defense lawyers at the first trial, November 1921
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Noe, Denise. Fatty Arbuckle and the Death of Virginia Rappe. Crime Library at truTV. http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/classics/fatty_arbuckle/2.html. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
Other websites
Quotations related to Roscoe Arbuckle at Wikiquote
Media related to Roscoe Arbuckle at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Roscoe Arbuckle on IMDb
- Roscoe Arbuckle at Allmovie
- Crime Library on Roscoe Arbuckle Archived 2002-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Kehr, Dave (2006-04-16). "Restoring Fatty Arbuckle's Tarnished Reputation at MoMa". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/16/movies/16kehr.html. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
- Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle Photos Archived 2014-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle website: CallMeFatty.com
- Contemporary press articles pertaining to Arbuckle
- Literature on Roscoe Arbuckle
- Banned Film Resurfaces 90 Years After San Francisco Scandal at sfgate.com
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