Add/Update Information: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - Actor

American comedian, director, and silent actor, born on March 24, 1887, and died on June 29, 1933. He debuted his career at Selig Polyscope Company and moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked with Mabel Normand and Harold Lloyd. He was a mentor to stars, such as Charlie Chaplin and discovered Bob Hope and Buster Keaton. He became one of the most famous silent movie stars of the early 20th century and one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood, signing a $1-million contract in 1921 with Paramount Pictures. Between November 1921 and April 1922, Arbuckle was the defendant in three widely publicized trials for the alleged rape and manslaughter of actress Virginia Rappe, who has fallen ill at a party hosted by Arbuckle at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco in September 1921. She died four days later. Arbuckle was accused of rape by Rappe's acquaintances. After two trials that resulted in a suspended verdict, he was acquitted at the third trial and received an official written apology from the jury. Despite Arbuckle's acquittal, his legacy as a pioneer in comedy was overshadowed by that scandal. His films were banned, and he was ostracized by everyone. Although the ban on his films was lifted within a year, Arbuckle had a few roles during the 1920s. He later worked as a director under the pseudonym William Goodrich. He was eventually able to return to acting in short two-reel comedies in 1932 with Warner Bros. He died of a heart attack in 1933 at the age of 46 on the same day he signed a contract with Warner Bros to star in a feature film. He is known for Moonshine (1918) and The Butcher Boy (1917).