Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-12
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city. In some districts the people of the
screen were not looked upon with favor
by landlords as tenants.
Arbuckle's salary at present-paid by
the Paramount Company, which is a
Lasky interest, Is said to be $1,000 a
week, His fortune is estimated at be-
tween onehalf million and one million
dollars.
Those who know him are not reticent
in admitting that Arbuckle could have
been far more wealthy had it not been
for his propensities as a spender.. He
had spent thousands in entertaining and
In just having good time"
1t was estimated Arbuckle has spent
500, COO on autos alone. At present he
$4,000 machine.
His home on West Adams street here
was purchased by him from Randolph
Huntington Minor n year ago for a price
said TO have beer $780, O0 1t was con-
sldered a bargain at that figure.
Arbuckle's chief desire appears to have
been to not only havo a good time him
self, but to have as many others as pos
sible enjoy themselves with him. The
party's the thing" was his watchword.
He gave parties galore in Los Angeles
and all over southern California and In
San Francisco when he visited there.
There were banquets, breakfasts, din
ners, motor parties, week end parties,
house parties ard even lawn fetes. Moth
ing was too sensational in the entertain
ment line for Fatty to attempt. He
was reputed to have an enormous stock
of fine wines and liquors at his 100000
home here to always provide a good time
| for the boys and girls"
BORN IN KANSAS;
WAS STOCK PLAYER.
! Arbuckle was born in Smith Center,
Kan. March "a, 1887. Early in life he
had some experience with stock compa-
! MES. He turned up in Los Angeles sbout
/ fourteen years ago when he was cho-
/ rus man in a company giving light
] operas at one of the leading theaters.
Later he was a comedian at one of the
/ local showhouses but did not appear to
/ have made much of n success
/ He began his screen career in 1913 as
/ an extra man at one of the local studios
where comedies were being produced. It
was said be started at So a day. He
made a hit after a year or so and his
/ salary began to grow by leaps and
/ bounds After associating with various
4 companies he signed with one of the larg-
1 est producing units, and 1T was said his
+ latest contract called FOR 5000 a week.
/ He is reputed to be worth from $J00,o0d
/ 10 81 100000
/ He was married number Of years ago
TO Minta Durfey, an actress. from whom
he became estranged. She is reported
/ to he in New York.
/ Arbuckle once boosted that he had
owned and driven at one time or other
! all Of the best known makes of Arnefi-
can automobiles He now has three fine
cars. one of them having cost him So
OOc He was frequently arrested fol
: speeding on the highways of Los
Angeles and other nearby counties.
Late in 1920 he visited France and
was given an ovation in Paris. Early
+ this year there were rumOrs that be
/ Was TO be married but he denied this
+ saying he was stll married to Minta
/ Durfey.
I without comment from the manage
ment one Of the largest Los Angeles finn
theaters yesterday withdraw film
featuring Arbuckle 1t had drawn packed
houses up TO Saturday.