A historical novel based on the life and career of Hollywood celebrity Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, narrated by the comic actor himself, describes his rise to success in the world of entertainment and silent film and the 1921 scandal--his arrest and trial for the rape and murder of actress Virginia Rappe--that destroyed his life. Reprint. 40,000 first printing.

A historical novel based on the life and career of Hollywood celebrity Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, narrated by the comic actor himself, describes his rise to success in the world of entertainment and silent film and the 1921 scandal--his arrest and trial for the rape and murder of actress Virginia Rappe--that destroyed his life. Reprint. 40,000 first printing.