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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Roscoe_ArbuckleRoscoe Arbuckle - Wikipedia

    Roscoe Arbuckle. 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.

  2. www.pbs.org › newshour › healthThe sexual assault case that shocked Hollywood almost a century...

    Sep 9, 2020 · On Sept. 9, 1921, a young actress named Virginia Rappe died of a ruptured urinary bladder, days after a Labor Day party where she alleged that silent movie star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle had ...

  3. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › the-skinny-on-the-fattyThe Skinny on the Fatty Arbuckle Trial | Smithsonian

    Nov 8, 2011 · In the summer of 1921, Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was on top of the world. Paramount Pictures had paid him an unprecedented $3 million over three years to star in 18 silent films, and he’d just...

  4. www.britannica.com › biography › Roscoe-ArbuckleRoscoe Arbuckle | Silent Film Star, Comedian & Director

    Jun 25, 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.

  5. www.imdb.com › name › nm0000779Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - IMDb

    Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle. Actor: Coney Island. Roscoe Arbuckle, the youngest of nine children, reportedly weighed 16 pounds at birth in Smith Center, Kansas on March 24, 1887.

  6. www.bbc.com › news › magazine-14640719'Fatty' Arbuckle and Hollywood's first scandal - BBC News

    Sep 3, 2011 · In 1921, movie star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle attended a party at which an actress died, sparking Hollywood's first major scandal. The mystery remains.

  7. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 2021/10/11Fatty Arbuckle and the Birth of the Celebrity Scandal

    Oct 4, 2021 · A hundred years ago, on the Saturday before Labor Day, Roscoe Arbuckle drove his plum-colored Pierce-Arrow to San Francisco for a weekend of partying. At two hundred and sixty-six pounds,...

  8. www.youtube.com › watchMy Name Is Roscoe | The Life & Legacy of "Fatty" Arbuckle - ...

    9.7K. 362K views 3 years ago. He mentored Charlie Chaplin, discovered Buster Keaton, and changed film comedy forever - before a scandal destroyed his career. His name was Roscoe "Fatty"...

  9. www.dailyhistory.org › What_was_the_Fatty_Arbuckle_ScandalWhat was the Fatty Arbuckle Scandal and how did it influence...

    Jul 23, 2021 · Who was Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle? Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was born in Kansas in 1887. His family moved to Santa Ana when he was about two, and with his mother’s encouragement, he began to act and sing on stage. However, his father no longer encouraged his acting when his mother passed away.

  10. www.wikiwand.com › en › Roscoe_ArbuckleRoscoe Arbuckle - Wikiwand

    Roscoe Conkling " Fatty " Arbuckle ( / ˈɑːrbʌkəl /; March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, director, and screenwriter.