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Roscoe Conkling " Fatty " Arbuckle ( / ˈɑːrbʌkəl /; March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, director, and screenwriter. He started at the Selig Polyscope Company and eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked with Mabel Normand and Harold Lloyd as well as with his nephew, Al St. John.
Sep 9, 2020 · Roscoe Arbuckle, a popular silent film star, was accused of raping and killing Virginia Rappe at a wild party in San Francisco. The case sparked a media frenzy and a trial that exposed the dark side of Hollywood.
- Dr. Howard Markel
Roscoe Arbuckle, a million-dollar movie star, was accused of killing a young actress in a 1921 party. The trial exposed his private life and Hollywood's secrets, but also revealed the flaws of his main witness, a blackmailer named Maude Delmont.
Learn about the life and career of Roscoe Arbuckle, a silent comedy star and director who was involved in a notorious scandal in 1921. See his photos, videos, awards, trivia and more on IMDb.
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- New York City, New York, USA
Oct 4, 2021 · Arbuckle’s fall was so novel in part because he represented a new kind of fame. He was born in 1887, in a farmhouse in Kansas. The nickname Fatty was a childhood taunt. Even after embracing it ...
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Apr 27, 2024 · Roscoe Arbuckle (born March 24, 1887, Smith Center, Kansas, U.S.—died June 29, 1933, New York, New York) was a rotund American comedian and film director of the silent era whose successful career was halted by the first of the major Hollywood scandals.
Sep 3, 2011 · Roscoe Arbuckle spent more than a decade on the comeback trail - during which time he worked under a pseudonym and discovered Bob Hope in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1927. Mystery lingers.
