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Question
#38682. mochyn
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Why did Fatty Arbuckle use an alias and what was it?
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sequoianoir
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William Goodrich when he was a director (sometimes writer) rather than an actor
Sep 11 03, 8:08 PM
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boman547
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Arbuckle directed under the name William Goodrich. He did so because in 1921 he was involved in a sex scandal in which Virginia Rappe. Though Arbuckle was acquitted by the legal system he was villified by the press and public. He used the assumed name because his screen name was poison.
Sep 11 03, 8:12 PM
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boman547
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oops--that should read "in which Virginia Rappe died."
Sep 11 03, 8:13 PM
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