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Fatty Arbuckle's career came to a sudden halt amidst allegations that he raped and caused the death of a young starlet named Virginia Rappe. Though he was acquitted, the comedian, who was at one time second in popularity only to Charlie Chaplin, was ruined. Interviews with many of Arbuckle's contemporaries (including Minta Durfee, his first wife) and extensive research inform this serious study of the once-fabled comedian. His early days in the Keystone comedies and his relationship with Chaplin are recounted. The details of the Rappe trial and his life afterwards are also provided.Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Co INC International Concepts
ISBN-139780786422777
eBay Product ID (ePID)90150236
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Book TitleRoscoe Fatty Arbuckle: a Biography of the Silent Film Comedian, 1887-1933
AuthorStuart Oderman
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicTelevision
Publication Year2005
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages255 Pages
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Title_AuthorStuart Oderman
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States