Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and Virginia Rappe (Fake News: Fact Checking Hollywood Babylon Episode 3)
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The Fatty Arbuckle Movie
Roscoe arbuckle married chorus girl minta durfy in a ceremony that was woven into a performance at the theatre where both worked. When theatrical work became scarce for the couple, they moved in with her parents and Roscoe began appearing in movies. The fatty films were big hits, appealing to young people as well as their parents; roscoe became one of the first movie stars. His meals were often itemized in news reports such as one which claimed for a breakfast in philadelphia, he ate fruit, cereal steak, potatoes, six eggs on toast, three cups of coffee and buttered rolls. But the fatty arbuckle persona was about more than his actual weight or body
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