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I, Fatty
First edition cover
Author Jerry Stahl
Cover artist Roger Haskins
Language English
Genre Biographical, Novel
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date
July 23, 2004
Publication place United States
Media typePrint ( Hardback & Paperback)
Pages256 pp (first edition)
ISBN 978-1-58234-247-4
OCLC 53971687
813/.54 22
LC ClassPS3569.T3125 I15 2004

I, Fatty is a novel by American writer Jerry Stahl published in 2004. The book is a fictionalized autobiography of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, the famous silent film comedian, and probes his early life in vaudeville, his rise to fame in the movies, and his crash into infamy following a false murder accusation (and three trials and eventual acquittal). [1]

References

  1. ^ Royle, Nicholas (February 23, 2005). "I, Fatty, by Jerry Stahl". The Independent.