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Photograph: Silent Era low-res collection.

Roscoe Arbuckle

Born 24 March 1887 in Smith Center, Kansas, USA, as Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle.
Died 29 June 1933 in New York, New York, USA, of heart disease.

Married actress Minta Durfee (Arminta E. Durfee), 6 August 1908 at the Byde-A-While Theater in Long Beach, California, USA; divorced, 27 January 1925.
Married actress Doris Deane, 16 May 1925, in San Marino, California; divorced, August 1928.
Married actress Addie Oakley Dukes McPhail, 21 June 1931.

Roscoe Arbuckle started in vaudeville and musical comedy theater. Began film work in 1909 for Selig. Began work with The Keystone Film Company in 1913. Began work as independent producer for Joseph Schenck in 1917. His career as a top comedian was cut short by an infamous scandal surrounding the death of actress Virginia Rappé in September 1921. Directed under the pseudonym William Goodrich in the late 1920s through 1931. Returned to short films as a performer late in 1932 under his own name.

References: Edmonds-Arbuckle.