#Fatty Arbuckle

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Suite 1221 of St. Francis Hotel, scene of Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle's infamous party. Photo taken 5 September 1921

A scene from Sophia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette (2006) portraying the Queen’s bedchamber in the aftermath of the 1789 Women’s March on Versailles

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Buster Keaton, Sybil Seely , and Roscoe “fatty” arbuckle

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fatty arbuckle, the cook |1918|

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J. Warren Kerrigan (Jack to his friends) was a popular actor in the early years of silent film. He made as many as 300 movies and shorts between 1910 and 1924.

In 1917, a fan magazines voted Kerrigan the most popular actor. The press dubbed him “The Great God Kerrigan”.

Contrary to Kerrigan on screen persona as a “fast-shooting, buckskin-wearing roughneck”, he had a reputation for being effeminate. Allan Dwan, a director, would harass him on the set. In 1912, while shooting the short “The Poisoned Flume”, Dwan held Kerrigan’s head underwater for the amusement of the crew, forcing the star struggled to break free.

Kerrigan got his revenge. By the next year his star power had risen. He threatened the studio that he would go on strike if they didn’t fire Dwan. Kerrigan got his way.

Kerrigan lived with his mother. When asked by reporters, he said he liked women best when "they leave me alone." As long as he made the studio money, in those early days of Hollywood, they didn’t care. And Kerrigan made them plenty of money.

In 1917 Kerrigan used some of his wealth to build a large house on Cahuenga Blvd, near the Hollywood Bowl. He lived there with his mother. Two years later he met James Vincent, a "juvenile" actor, on the set of “Out of Court”. Vincent, 18 years younger than Kerrigan, was invited to move into the house on Cahuenga. Later Vincent would be referred to as Kerrigan’s secretary or gardner.

In 1922, Hollywood was rocked by off-screen scandals involving movie stars, including Roscoe Arbuckle’s trial for murder of a starlet. The studios hired Will Hays, a Republican politician and Presbyterian minister, to help improve Hollywood’s image with both the public, but perhaps more importantly, Congress.

In 1924, Hayes recommended his "Formula" that would severely control the content of the movies. Plus the studios would be mandated to control the behavior of its stars.

Perhaps it’s no coincidence that Kerrigan decided to retire from acting in 1924. But the next year, he continued to assert his masculinity, by purchasing an ad in Motion Picture Magazine:

“From the time I was 13, I had the support of a family on my hands,  Later, my mother and I were so very close that I didn't feel the need of any other companion.  It is only since I have been alone that I have had time and opportunity to think of marriage and - so far - I haven't found any girl who would think about it with me! But I will fool 'em!  I'm going to catch one, one of these days --- you'll see! J. Warren Kerrigan”

Kerrigan and Vincent would continue to live together at the house on Cahuenga Boulevard. Kerrigan died in 1947 from pneumonia at the age of 67. Sadly, nine months later Vincent took his own life. They had been together for 28 years.

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Buster’s first appearance in a film with a train doesn’t look like it had a happy ending for his character, but it clearly didn’t put him off working with trains in the future.

It’s also the first film Buster’s dad Joe was finally convinced to appear in.

A Country Hero (1917) is unfortunately still a lost film.

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Obscure Canadian comedian Sammy Sales was a regular performer at the Brown Derby Tavern on Yonge Street.

The Brown Derby Tavern was a familiar Toronto landmark with an exterior decorated with images of famous Mack Sennett comedians: Fatty Arbuckle, Charlie Chaplin, and Ben Turpin.

Located right next to the Yonge and Dundas subway station, it was known for its epic bar that stretched longer than any Woolworth’s lunchcounter - nearly one hundred and twenty stools in a row.

Sammy Sales memorized a joke book when he was 14 years old and recited its material for the next 45 years. First at the Victory Burlesque house on Spadina and much later at the Brown Derby.

"His engagement at the Brown Derby on Yonge Street lasted more than five years," explained the Toronto Star. "There he did songs and comedy routines of bygone days. Last November [1966] he went to hospital with a broken cheekbone after he was knocked unconscious by three customers.”

He died a few months later and was quickly forgotten.

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Ad with Fatty Arbuckle in the American comedy film 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒚𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒅 (1919).

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Luke the Dog in "The Cook" (1918)

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Fatty Arbuckle Paper Doll

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Charlie Chaplin , Mabel Normand , Fatty Arbuckle

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Credit to @gatinholiquido

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buster keaton, the cook |1918|

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Film star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle died in his sleep on June 29, 1933, at his hotel in New York. He was 46. His funeral was held on July 1, with fans in attendance.

Photo: NY Daily News