Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle
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Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle was a pioneering American silent film comedian, actor, and director whose energetic slapstick performances made him one of early Hollywood’s biggest stars before his career was derailed by scandal.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roscoe Arbuckle | 2 |
| Fatty Arbuckle | 1 |
| Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6489083 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle Context triple: [Keystone Studios, employed, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle]
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A.
Harold Lloyd
Harold Lloyd was a pioneering American silent film comedian and actor, best known for his daredevil stunts and iconic horn-rimmed glasses in classic films like "Safety Last!".
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B.
Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton was a pioneering American silent film actor, comedian, and director renowned for his deadpan expression and innovative physical comedy.
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C.
Charley Chase
Charley Chase was an American silent and early sound film comedian, actor, and director best known for his work in short comedies at the Hal Roach Studios in the 1920s and 1930s.
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D.
W. C. Fields
W. C. Fields was a famed American comedian, actor, and writer known for his misanthropic persona, distinctive drawl, and influential work in vaudeville and early Hollywood films.
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E.
Mack Swain
Mack Swain was an American silent film actor and comedian best known for his frequent collaborations with Charlie Chaplin and his roles in early slapstick comedies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle Target entity description: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle was a pioneering American silent film comedian, actor, and director whose energetic slapstick performances made him one of early Hollywood’s biggest stars before his career was derailed by scandal.
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A.
Harold Lloyd
Harold Lloyd was a pioneering American silent film comedian and actor, best known for his daredevil stunts and iconic horn-rimmed glasses in classic films like "Safety Last!".
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B.
Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton was a pioneering American silent film actor, comedian, and director renowned for his deadpan expression and innovative physical comedy.
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C.
Charley Chase
Charley Chase was an American silent and early sound film comedian, actor, and director best known for his work in short comedies at the Hal Roach Studios in the 1920s and 1930s.
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D.
W. C. Fields
W. C. Fields was a famed American comedian, actor, and writer known for his misanthropic persona, distinctive drawl, and influential work in vaudeville and early Hollywood films.
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E.
Mack Swain
Mack Swain was an American silent film actor and comedian best known for his frequent collaborations with Charlie Chaplin and his roles in early slapstick comedies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedian
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ film director ⓘ human ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1933 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1900s ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1887-03-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1933-06-29 ⓘ |
| directedUnderPseudonym | William Goodrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Keystone Studios
NERFINISHED
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Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| genre | slapstick comedy ⓘ |
| industrySanction | banned from appearing in films by Hollywood studios for many years ⓘ |
| influenced |
Buster Keaton
NERFINISHED
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Charlie Chaplin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | silent film era ⓘ |
| name | Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Fatty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the highest-paid actors of the silent era
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pioneering screen slapstick in early Hollywood ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Coney Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Good Night, Nurse! NERFINISHED ⓘ Out West NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bell Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Butcher Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Round-Up NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTrials | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
comedian ⓘ film director ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Smith Center, Kansas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| religion | raised in a Christian family ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Addie McPhail
NERFINISHED
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Doris Deane NERFINISHED ⓘ Minta Durfee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Fatty Arbuckle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trialOutcome | acquitted ⓘ |
| wasAccusedOf | manslaughter in the death of Virginia Rappe ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Buster Keaton
NERFINISHED
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Mabel Normand NERFINISHED ⓘ Mack Sennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle Description of subject: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle was a pioneering American silent film comedian, actor, and director whose energetic slapstick performances made him one of early Hollywood’s biggest stars before his career was derailed by scandal.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Roscoe Arbuckle
this entity surface form:
Roscoe Arbuckle
this entity surface form:
Fatty Arbuckle