Search results
I, Fatty is a novel by American writer Jerry Stahl published in 2004. The book is a fictionalized autobiography of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, the famous silent film comedian, and probes his early life in vaudeville, his rise to fame in the movies, and his crash into infamy following a false murder accusation (and three trials and eventual acquittal).
Jul 23, 2004 · In this highly acclaimed novel, the author of Permanent Midnight channels fallen early-Hollywood star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. Fatty tells his own story of success, addiction, and a precipitous fall from grace after being framed for a brutal crime-a national media scandal that set the precedent for those so familiar today.
- (1.2K)
- Paperback
In this highly acclaimed novel, the author of Permanent Midnight channels fallen early-Hollywood star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. Fatty tells his own story of success, addiction, and a precipitous...
- Jerry Stahl
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2008
- reprint
- I, Fatty
Dec 5, 2008 · I, Fatty: A Novel Kindle Edition. by Jerry Stahl (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.5 237 ratings. See all formats and editions. In this highly acclaimed novel, the author of Permanent Midnight channels fallen early-Hollywood star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.
- Jerry Stahl
Jul 23, 2004 · The strange, compelling, and occasionally hysterical story of Hollywood's first celebrity scandal-as told by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, the star at its center. Abandoned as a boy in Kansas, Fatty Arbuckle found adulation first onstage, and then in the new medium of the cinema.
- Jerry Stahl
Jun 16, 2005 · "I, Fatty" gives Arbuckle a humanity his oversized body precluded his fans and detractors from understanding. Told in the actor's own voice, the novel contains two parts. The second is the detailed recounting of Arbuckle's three trials for his alleged rape and murder of Virginia Rappe.
- Paperback
- Jerry Stahl
In this highly acclaimed novel, the author of Permanent Midnight channels fallen early-Hollywood star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. Fatty tells his own story of success, addiction, and a precipitous...
