Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle (1887 - 1933)

Born 24 Mar 1887 in Smith Center, Smith, Kansas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Araminta Estella Durfee — married 6 Aug 1908 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA

Husband of Doris Anita (Dibble) Arbuckle — married 16 May 1925 in San Marino, Los Angeles, California, USA

Died 29 Jun 1933 at age 46 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Roscoe Arbuckle is Notable.

Roscoe was an American silent film actor, physical comedian, who was one of the highest paid and most popular actors of the 1910s. He began his career as a singer, but found that comedy was more lucrative. ^[1] Even though he was a large man, weighing around 300 lbs., he was surprising strong and agile and thus could perform physical comedy which was very popular at the time. ^[1] He began as one of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Cops Keystone Cops', but eventually broke out on his own. ^[1] He mentored Charlie Chaplin and is credited with discovering Buster Keaton and Bob Hope. ^[1] Unfortunately, his success was overshadowed with Hollywood Scandal when he was accused and tried for the murder of Virginia Rappé.

The young actress was discovered, seriously ill, in his hotel room on 5 September 1921. She was examined by the hotel doctor and deemed to be extremely intoxicated. ^[1] She was administered morphine to quiet her and moved to another room. She died a few days later.

"When the million-dollar movie comedian faced a manslaughter charge, the jury was indeed scandalized—at how his reputation had been trashed... Acquittal is not enough for Roscoe Arbuckle. We feel that a great injustice has been done to him… there was not the slightest proof adduced to connect him in any way with the commission of a crime. He was manly throughout the case and told a straight forward story which we all believe. We wish him success and hope that the American people will take the judgment of fourteen men and women that Roscoe Arbuckle is entirely innocent and free from all blame.

One week later, Will Hays, whom the motion picture industry hired as a censor to restore its image, banned Fatty Arbuckle from appearing on screen. Hays would change his mind eight months later, but the damage was done. Arbuckle changed his name to William Goodrich (Will B. Good) and worked behind the scenes, directing films for friends who remained loyal to him and barely earning a living in the only business he knew. A little more than ten years later, on June 29, 1933, he had a heart attack and died in his hotel room..." ^[2]

"Along with Rappé came 'Bambina' Maude Delmont, against whom California police had filed at least 50 counts of extortion, bigamy, fraud and racketeering. Delmont was also known as a 'professional co-respondent,' for blackmailers... Virginia Rappé died of peritonitis four days later, after a lengthy delay by Delmont -- against medical advice -- to get her to a hospital. But Maude Delmont claimed a very different reason for Virginia's death: She went to the San Francisco Police, and filed charges that Roscoe Arbuckle had raped and caused the death of Rappé." ^[3]

Roscoe Conkling " Fatty " Arbuckle. ^[4] Conkling Fatty Arbuckle. ^[4] C Arbuckle. ^[4] C Arbuckle. ^[5] Couklin Arbuckle. ^[6]

Born 24 MAR 1887. Smith Center, Smith, Kansas, USA. ^[4] 24 MAR 1887. Smith Center, Smith, Kansas, USA. ^{[4] [7]} 24 MAR 1887. Kansas, United States of America. ^[8] 24 MAR 1887. Smith Center, Kansas. ^[4]

Medical Entry: Weighed 14 pounds at birth. ^[4]

Residence

• 1900 Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California^[4]
• 1910 Los Angeles Assembly District 75, Los Angeles, California. ^{[4] [9][10]}
• 1920 Los Angeles Assembly District 75, Los Angeles, California. <^[4]
• ABT 1928. ^[4]
• 1930 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.^[4]

Event:

• Arrival 22 DEC 1920. New York, New York. ^[4]
• Departure Southampton^[11]
• Draft Board:^[12]
• Passport 16 NOV 1920. ^[13]
• Arrival 17 APR 1928. New York, New York. ^[4]
• Arrival 25 FEB 1913. San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. ^[4]
• Arrival 17 APR 1928. New York, New York. ^[4]
• Departure Cherbourg, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France. ^[4]
• Departure Cherbourg, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France. ^[4]
• Departure China and Japan and Honolulu. ^[4]

Marriage

Roscoe was married four times. His first marriage was to Araminta Estella Durfee on 6 August 1908 at Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA. ^[4] Theywere divorced 27 january 1925. ^[4]

Husband Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle.
Wife Doris Anita Dibble.

• Marriage: 16 MAY 1925. San Marino, Los Angeles, California, USA. ^[4]
• Divorce: AUG 1928.^[4]

Husband Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle.
Wife Addie Oakley Dukes McPhail.

• Marriage: 28 JUN 1932. ^[4]

Husband William Goodrich Arbuckle. Wife Mollie E Green. Child: Nellie Frances Arbuckle. Child: Harriet Arbuckle. Child: Harry Gordon. Child: William H Arbuckle. Child: Clyde W Arbuckle. Child: Mary J Arbuckle. Child: Nora B Arbuckle. Child: Arthur Collins Arbuckle. Child: Lola B Arbuckle. Child: Mary J Arbuckle. Child: Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle. Marriage 1900^[4]

Died
29 JUN 1933. New York City, New York, United States. ^[4] Heart Disease.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Wikipedia contributors, "Roscoe Arbuckle," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roscoe_Arbuckle&oldid=1016488000 (accessed May 14, 2021).
2. ↑ "Smithsonian Magazine: 'The Skinny on the Fatty Arbuckle Trial'"
3. ↑ "BusterKeaton.com: 'Arbucklemania - THE LABOR DAY PARTY'"
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25} #S74 Public Member Trees
5. ↑ Source: #S26 Database online. Registration Location: Los Angeles County, California; Roll: 1530898; Draft Board: 17. Record for Roscoe C Arbuckle
6. ↑ Source: #S56 Database online. Record for Roscoe Couklin Arbuckle
7. ↑ Source: #S56 Database online. Record for Roscoe Couklin Arbuckle @
8. ↑ Source: #S26 Database online. Registration Location: Los Angeles County, California; Roll: 1530898; Draft Board: 17. Record for Roscoe C Arbuckle
9. ↑ Source: #S56 Database online. Record for Roscoe Couklin Arbuckle
10. ↑ Source: #S26 Database online. Registration Location: Los Angeles County, California; Roll: 1530898; Draft Board: 17. Record for Roscoe C Arbuckle File
11. ↑ Source: #S74 Database online. Record for William Goodrich Arbuckle/Roscoe C Arbuckl
12. ↑ Source: #S26 Database online. Registration Location: Los Angeles County, California; Roll: 1530898; Draft Board: 17. Record for Roscoe C Arbuckle File
13. ↑ Source: #S56 Database online. Record for Roscoe Couklin Arbuckle

• "IMDb: 'Fatty Arbuckle'"

• Source: S26 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZVF-KMB : 24 August 2019), Roscoe C Arbuckle, 1917-1918.

• Source: S56"United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDF-BDBH : 16 March 2018), Roscoe Conklin Arbuckle, 1920; citing Passport Application, New York, United States, source certificate #111638, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 1414, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Source: S74 Ancestry.com Public Member Trees Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/2525/roscoe-arbuckle : accessed 26 July 2021), memorial page for Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle (24 Mar 1887–29 Jun 1933), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #2525, ; Maintained by Find A Grave Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea, who reports a Ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean.