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Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (/ ˈ ɑːr b ʌ k əl /; 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 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.
Jun 25, 2018 · The tabloids said that Hollywood star Fatty Arbuckle raped and killed actress Virginia Rappe, but here's what the actual facts say. Discover the facts behind one of the biggest scandals in Hollywood history.
While the Fatty Arbuckle scandal drew attention to some of the more seedy parts of Hollywood, it was one of a few scandals that forced Hollywood executives to turn on the offensive to self-regulate and present a more wholesome image to the rest of the world.
Sep 9, 2020 · One of the first mass media cases of this terrible abuse centered on the once-popular film star Fatty Arbuckle and what happened during a wild party on Labor Day of 1921. Roscoe Conkling...
Oct 4, 2021 · At two hundred and sixty-six pounds, Arbuckle, known to movie audiences as Fatty, was the Chris Farley of silent cinema, beloved for his pratfalls and for his skill at throwing custard pies...
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...
