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Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:NA Estimated At:2,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD
Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle

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Auction Date:2011 Jul 13 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Rotund motion picture actor and director (1887-1933). In 1921, at the peak of his fame, Arbuckle was accused of complicity in the death of actress Virginia Rappe after a wild party. He was acquitted of manslaughter, but the scandal ruined his career. Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 Spurr photo of the actor smiling grandly, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To my friends of the Kiwanis Club of Forest Park, Sincerely, Roscoe Arbuckle.” In very good to fine condition, with tack hole to top edge, a few light stains to facial area, silvering to bottom portion of image, and tape remnants to reverse. A charming portrait of the silent film aficionado who not only mentored Charlie Chaplin and discovered Buster Keaton and Bob Hope, but made history in 1918 after signing a $1 million a year contract.