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Roscoe Arbuckle

Roscoe Arbuckle (March 24, 1887 - June 29, 1933), widely known to audiences as “Fatty” Arbuckle, was an American silent film actor, comedian, 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. He also mentored Charlie Chaplin, Monty Banks and Bob Hope, and brought vaudeville star Buster Keaton into the movie business. Arbuckle was one of the most popular silent stars of the 1910s and one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood at the time.

In one of the earliest Hollywood scandals, Arbuckle was the defendant in three widely publicized trials between November 1921 and April 1922 for the rape and manslaughter of actress Virginia Rappe. Rappe had fallen ill at a party hosted by Arbuckle at San Francisco's St. Francis Hotel in September 1921, and died four days later. A friend of Rappe accused Arbuckle of raping and accidentally killing her. The first two trials resulted in hung juries, but the third acquitted Arbuckle. The third jury took the unusual step of giving Arbuckle a written statement of apology for his treatment by the justice system. Despite Arbuckle's acquittal, the scandal largely halted his career and has mostly overshadowed his legacy as a pioneering comedian.

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Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)

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Charlie Chaplin, le génie de la liberté

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Buster Keaton - Todos sus Cortometrajes (1917-1923)

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The Parrott Chase

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts

Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts

So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush

Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush

Murders of Hollywood

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Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two

Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two

Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One

Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One

The Casting Couch

The Casting Couch

The Chaplin Puzzle

The Chaplin Puzzle

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Crazy Days

Crazy Days

Days of Thrills and Laughter

Days of Thrills and Laughter

When Comedy Was King

When Comedy Was King

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

Buzzin' Around

Buzzin' Around

In the Dough

In the Dough

How've You Bean?

How've You Bean?

Close Relations

Close Relations

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Tomalio

Hey, Pop!

Hey, Pop!

Stars of Yesterday

Stars of Yesterday

Listen Lena

Character Studies

Character Studies

My Stars

My Stars