Movie Legends - Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
- Date of Birth: 24 March, 1887
- Place of Birth: Smith Center, Kansas
- Biography: Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film comedian, director, and screenwriter. Starting at the Selig Polyscope Company he eventually moved to Keystone Studios where he worked with Mabel Normand and Harold Lloyd. He mentored Charlie Chaplin and discovered Buster Keaton and... Read more
Filmography
- Old Hollywood: Silent Stars, Deadly Secrets (2007)
- The Great Stone Face (1968)
- When Comedy Was King (1960)
- Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 1 (1943)
- Tomalio (1933)
- Close Relations (1933)
- How've You Bean? (1933)
- Buzzin' Around (1933)
- In the Dough (1932)
- Hey, Pop! (1932)
- Niagara Falls (1932)
- Gigolettes (1932)
News
Act two difficult for some acquitted celebs
newsday.com –
2005-06-17
NEW YORK - Act 2 can be hard to do, even after an acquittal. Many people believe celebrities get away with heinous crimes thanks to their money and fame. So celebs who hear the words "not guilty" can still fall ... Full Article
The drawback is that even Arbuckle had to learn from somewhere, and the first two discs contain his misshapen pancakes. Mostly made in 1914 and 1915, these awkward shorts have little sense of flow or timing or even storytelling. Characters ... Full Article