Roscoe Arbuckle
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| + | "That [[Roscoe Arbuckle |Arbuckle]]'s [[Roscoe Arbuckle scandal|predicament]] became fodder for the [[yellow journalism]] of the [[William Randolph Hearst |Hearst]] newspaper empire was also a harbinger of things to come."--''[[Crimes and Trials of the Century]]'' (2007) Steven M. Chermak, Frankie Y. Bailey | ||
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| + | “This [[Roscoe Arbuckle scandal |Arbuckle]] party was a beastly, disgusting thing and things like it should be stamped out. But I didn’t see any such things in [[Hollywood]], and if there are dope parties there, they must be very small.”--[[Elinor Glyn]] cited in ''[[Hollywood Babylon]]'' (1959) | ||
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| - | '''Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle''' aka '''Fatty Arbuckle''' ([[March 24]] [[1887]] – [[June 29]] [[1933]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[silent film]] [[comedian]]. Arbuckle is noted as one of the most popular actors of his era, but he is best remembered for a heavily publicized criminal prosecution that halted his screen career. Although he was acquitted by a jury with a written apology, the trial's scandal ruined the actor, who would not appear on screen again for another 10 years. | + | '''Roscoe Arbuckle''' (1887 – 1933) was an [[American actor]] best remembered for a heavily publicized criminal prosecution that halted his screen career. Although he was acquitted by a jury with a written apology, the trial's [[scandal]] ruined the actor, who would not appear on screen again for another 10 years. The scandal is mentioned in ''[[Hollywood Babylon]]''. |
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"That Arbuckle's predicament became fodder for the yellow journalism of the Hearst newspaper empire was also a harbinger of things to come."--Crimes and Trials of the Century (2007) Steven M. Chermak, Frankie Y. Bailey “This Arbuckle party was a beastly, disgusting thing and things like it should be stamped out. But I didn’t see any such things in Hollywood, and if there are dope parties there, they must be very small.”--Elinor Glyn cited in Hollywood Babylon (1959) |
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Roscoe Arbuckle (1887 – 1933) was an American actor best remembered for a heavily publicized criminal prosecution that halted his screen career. Although he was acquitted by a jury with a written apology, the trial's scandal ruined the actor, who would not appear on screen again for another 10 years. The scandal is mentioned in Hollywood Babylon.
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