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Auction: 312 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1646

Hollywood: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle American actor and director (1887-1933); one of the giants of silent comedy, his career was destroyed when he was accused of a horrible rape that led to a woman´s death; though exonerated, he never regained the public´s trust. Scarce Photograph Signed "Roscoe Arbuckle / July 9th / 1927 / Cleveland / Ohio" and inscribed to a fan over medium-tone areas at lower left of image. A serious 10" x 8" head-and-shoulders close-up of the actor by Melbourne Spurr of Hollywood (blindstamped at lower right). Pin holes in all corners, three file holes along left edge, wear at corners including minor loss lower right and fold lower left, otherwise VG. Arbuckle´s 1927 comedy show in Cleveland was notable for its opening act, a little-known English comedian whom Arbuckle would help establish himself in Hollywood; the youngster´s name was Bob Hope.

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