{"product_id":"roscoe-fatty-arbuckle-a-biography-of-the-silent-film-comedian-1887-1933-9780786422777","title":"Roscoe \"Fatty\" Arbuckle: A Biography of the Silent Film Comedian, 1887-1933","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Stuart Oderman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47613490331799,"sku":"9780786422777","price":2835.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786422777.webp?v=1775085609","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/roscoe-fatty-arbuckle-a-biography-of-the-silent-film-comedian-1887-1933-9780786422777","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}