Roscoe Arbuckle (1887 - 1933)

American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter.

* March 24, 1887 Smith Center, Kansas, USA
 as Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle
 June 29, 1933 New York City, USA



Vintage magazines

Boy's Cinema, nr. 3, 27 December 1919
Boy's Cinema, nr. 8, 31 January 1920
Boy's Cinema, nr. 8, 31 January 1920

Boy's Cinema, nr. 8, 31 January 1920
Boy's Cinema, nr. 8, 31 January 1920
Boy's Cinema, nr. 8, 31 January 1920

Boy's Cinema, nr. 8, 31 January 1920
Boy's Cinema, nr. 16, 27 March 1920
Mon Ciné, nr. 2, 2 March 1922


Books on Roscoe Arbuckle

James L. Neibaur Arbuckle and Keaton James L. Neibaur
Arbuckle and Keaton, Their 14 Film Collaborations
Jefferson, NC, 2006

Jerry Stahl I, Fatty Jerry Stahl
I, Fatty, A Novel
New York, 2004

Robert Young Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle Robert Young
Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, A Bio-Bibliography
Westport, Connecticut - London, 1994

Stuart Oderman
Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, A biography of the silent film comedian, 1887-1933
Jefferson, N.C., 1994

Andy Edmonds Fatty Andy Edmonds
Fatty, The Untold Story of Roscoe
London & Sydney, 1991

David Yallop The Day the Laughter Stopped David Yallop
The Day the Laughter Stopped, The True Story of Fatty Arbuckle
1991

David A. Yallop
The day the laughter stopped, The true story of Fatty Arbuckle
New York, 1976

Leo Guild
The Fatty Arbuckle Case
New York, 1962

Books with substantial mentioning of Roscoe Arbuckle

Jennifer M. Bean (ed.)
Flickers of desire, Movie stars of the 1910s
New Brunswick, N.J., 2011

Brian J. Robb Silent cinema Brian J. Robb
Silent cinema
Harpenden, Herts, 2007

Foreword by John-Michael Howson Cut! Foreword by John-Michael Howson
Cut!, Hollywood murders, accidents, and other tragedies
Willoughby, Australia, 2005

James Robert Parish The Hollywood Book of Scandals James Robert Parish
The Hollywood Book of Scandals, The Shocking, Often Disgraceful Deeds and Affairs of More than 100 American Movie and TV Idols
New York etc., 2004

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 3. Actors and Actresses
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Glenn Mitchell A-Z of Silent Film Comedy Glenn Mitchell
A-Z of Silent Film Comedy, An Illustrated Companion
London, 1998

Ronald L. Smith
Who's Who in Comedy, Comedians, Comics and Clowns From Vaudeville to Today's Stand-ups
New York, Oxford, 1992

James Robert Parish and William T. Leonard with Gregory W. Mank and Charles Hoyt
The Funsters
New Rochelle, New York, 1979

Kalton C. Lahue and Sam Gill Clown Princes and Court Jesters Kalton C. Lahue and Sam Gill
Clown Princes and Court Jesters
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1970

Ray Stuart (ed.) Immortals of the Screen Ray Stuart (ed.)
Immortals of the Screen
New York, 1965

Charles Donald Fox and Milton L. Silver (eds.) Who's Who on the Screen Charles Donald Fox and Milton L. Silver (eds.)
Who's Who on the Screen
New York City, 1920

Books with an entry on Roscoe Arbuckle

Richard Abel (ed.) Encyclopedia of early cinema Richard Abel (ed.)
Encyclopedia of early cinema
London and New York, 2005

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Kay Weniger Das große Personenlexikon des Films Kay Weniger
Das große Personenlexikon des Films, Erster Band. A-C
Berlin, 2001

Roy Liebman Silent Film Performers Roy Liebman
Silent Film Performers, An Annotated Bibliography of Published, Unpublished and Archival Sources for over 350 Actors and Actresses
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 1996

Danny Peary Cult Movie Stars Danny Peary
Cult Movie Stars
New York, [..], 1991

Joe Franklin Encyclopedia of Comedians Joe Franklin
Encyclopedia of Comedians
Secaucus, N.J., 1979

 Motion Picture Studio Directory
Motion Picture Studio Directory, Trade Manual 1921
New York, 1921

Books with photograph(s) of Roscoe Arbuckle

John Richard Finch and Paul Elby Close-Ups John Richard Finch and Paul Elby
Close-Ups, From the Golden Age of the Silent Cinema
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1978

Charles Donald Fox and Milton L. Silver (eds.) Who's Who on the Screen Charles Donald Fox and Milton L. Silver (eds.)
Who's Who on the Screen
New York City, 1920