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) | Doris Deane
(m. 1925; div. 1929) |
| 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.[source?]
Roscoe Arbuckle Media
Fatty Arbuckle ad from The Film Daily, 1932
- Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle with his dog Luke, c. 1919.jpeg
Arbuckle with his and Minta Durfee's dog Luke, c. 1919
- Roscoe Arbuckle and Pitbull "Luke".jpg
Painting of Roscoe Arbuckle with hat and dog, c. 1915
- Mabel Normand 009.JPG
Frequent co-star Mabel Normand
- OutWest1918-01.jpg
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 - Roscoe Arbuckle - 1915, Keystone Film - EYE FLM20359 - OB 685589.webm
Fatty's Chance Acquaintance (1915), with intertitles in Dutch. Runtime 00:14:39.
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Winifred Westover with Fatty Arbuckle in 1919 film poster for Love
- Roscoe Arbuckle Trial - 1921.jpg
Arbuckle and his defense lawyers at the first trial, November 1921
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 Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
- 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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