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Merritt, Greg, 1965-
Subjects
Arbuckle, Roscoe, 1887-1933.
Rappe, Virginia, 1895-1921.
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.
Murder victims -- California -- Biography.
Murder -- California -- Los Angeles.
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Merritt, Greg, 1965-
Arbuckle, Roscoe, 1887-1933.
Rappe, Virginia, 1895-1921.
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.
Murder victims -- California -- Biography.
Murder -- California -- Los Angeles.
MARC Display
Room
[
1219
] : the
life
of
Fatty
Arbuckle
, the
mysterious
death
of
Virginia
Rappe
, and the
scandal
that
changed
Hollywood
/ Greg Merritt.
by
Merritt, Greg, 1965-
Chicago Review Press, c2013.
Call #:
791.43028 M572r
Subjects
Arbuckle
, Roscoe, 1887-1933.
Rappe
,
Virginia
, 1895-1921.
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.
Murder victims -- California -- Biography.
Murder -- California -- Los Angeles.
ISBN:
9781613747926 (hc.)
1613747926 (hc.)
Description:
xi, 428 p., 8 p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"Part biography, part true crime narrative, this painstakingly researched book chronicles the improbable rise and stunning fall of Roscoe "
Fatty
"
Arbuckle
from his early big screen success to his involvement in actress
Virginia
Rappe
's
death
, and the resulting irreparable damage to his career. It describes how during the course of a rowdy three-day party hosted by the comedian in a San Francisco hotel,
Rappe
became fatally ill, and
Arbuckle
was subsequently charged with manslaughter. Ultimately acquitted after three trials, neither his career nor his reputation ever recovered from this devastating incident. Relying on a careful examination of documents, the book finally reveals what most likely occurred that Labor Day weekend in 1921 in that fateful hotel
room
. In addition, it covers the evolution of the film industry--from the first silent experiments to the connection between
Arbuckle
's
scandal
and the implementation of industry-wide censorship that altered the course of
Hollywood
filmmaking for five decades"--From publisher.
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