"Roscoe ("Fatty") Arbuckle was arrested late last night on a charge of murder as a result of the death of Virginia Rappe, film actress, after a party in Arbuckle's rooms at the Hotel St. Francis. …

Jul 23, 2021 · 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 …

1 day ago · On September 5, 1921, Fatty Arbuckle and a silent film actress named Virginia Rappe attended the same Labor Day weekend party at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco …

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 ...

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.

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 …

Jul 21, 2019 · At a raucous, three-day party in September 1921, a young starlet became severely ill and died four days later. Newspapers went wild with the story: popular silent-screen …

Oct 18, 2023 · Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle (USA, 1887-1933) was one of the most popular silent-film stars of the 1910s. In addition to being hit by the first custard pie thrown on film – tossed at …

Jan 23, 2025 · Appearing opposite such seasoned clowns as Ford Sterling, Mabel Normand, and Charlie Chaplin, “Fatty”—a nickname he always hated—Arbuckle quickly emerged as one of …

Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent movie actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He helped Charlie Chaplin become an …