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Actress Addie McPhail, last wife and keeper of the flame for silent-movies star Roscoe ” Fatty ” Arbuckle, the subject of one of Hollywood ‘ s most infamous murder trials, has died at age 97, ...

LOS ANGELES -- Addie McPhail, 97, a former Hollywood actress who became the third and last wife of scandal-plagued silent-film comedian Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, died here April 14. The cause of death ...

Kansas-born Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle became a famous actor and comedian in silent films more than a century ago, but saw his career collapse amid unsubstantiated allegations of rape and manslaughter.