An edition of Room 1219 (2013)

Room 1219

the life of Fatty Arbuckle, the mysterious death of Virginia Rappe, and the scandal that changed Hollywood

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An edition of Room 1219 (2013)

Room 1219

the life of Fatty Arbuckle, the mysterious death of Virginia Rappe, and the scandal that changed Hollywood

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"Part biography, part true crime narrative, this painstakingly researched book chronicles the improbable rise and stunning fall of Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle from his early big screen success to his involvement in actress Virginia Rappe's death, and the resulting irreparable damage to his career. It describes how during the course of a rowdy three-day party hosted by the comedian in a San Francisco hotel, Rappe became fatally ill, and Arbuckle was subsequently charged with manslaughter. Ultimately acquitted after three trials, neither his career nor his reputation ever recovered from this devastating incident. Relying on a careful examination of documents, the book finally reveals what most likely occurred that Labor Day weekend in 1921 in that fateful hotel room. In addition, it covers the evolution of the film industry--from the first silent experiments to the connection between Arbuckle's scandal and the implementation of industry-wide censorship that altered the course of Hollywood filmmaking for five decades"--

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Language
English
Pages
428

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-414) and index.

Other Titles
Room twelve nineteen

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
791.4302/8092, B
Library of Congress
PN2287.A68 M48 2013, PN2287

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 428 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
428

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27149172M
Internet Archive
room1219lifeoffa0000merr
ISBN 10
1613747926
ISBN 13
9781613747926
LCCN
2013015168
OCLC/WorldCat
829738872

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