A recent posting on Smithsonian‘s history blog Past Imperfect, The Skinny on the Fatty Arbuckle Trial ... He frequently dressed in drag, enjoyed the kind of violent jokes that would become ...

known to the world as “Fatty.” From a childhood of cruelty and poverty in Kansas, Arbuckle had worked his way through stints in blackface and drag on the Vaudeville stage and then to movies.

This is the first of two columns telling the story of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, one of the stars of the silent picture ear. Part 1 last Saturday told of a weekend party in 1921 that resulted in the ...

Donate now. Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle had the dubious distinction of being the movie business' first scandal. Born in Kansas in 1887, Roscoe Arbuckle (who only used the name "Fatty" professionally ...

On this day in pop culture history, long before Lindsay Lohan’s latest DUI/theft/bar fight dominated the tabloids, silent film actor Roscoe Conkling “Fatty” Arbuckle went on trial for the ...

This show offers giddy fun but not a thorough biography of silent-screen comedian Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, whose career was ruined when a chorus girl died in his hotel room. That scandal is ...

In 1921, movie star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle attended a party at which an actress died, sparking Hollywood's first major scandal. The mystery remains.

Fatty tells the story of vaudeville and early film actor Fatty Arbuckle. It's about to be released in paperback. This interview was originally broadcast on July 21, 2004.