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Virginia Rappe

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Virginia Rappe

Zelliene Virginia Rappe (; July 7, 1891 – September 9, 1921) was an American model and silent film actress. Working mostly in bit parts, Rappe died after attending a party with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, who was tried of manslaughter and rape in connection with her death, though he was ultimately acquitted of both charges.

Infobox

Born
Zelliene Virginia Rappe(1891-07-07)July 7, 1891Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died
September 9, 1921(1921-09-09) (aged 30)San Francisco, California, U.S.
Cause of death
Ruptured bladder and secondary peritonitis
Resting place
Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names
Virginia Rappae
Years active
1909–1921
Partner(s)
Robert Moscovitz (1916–1916, his death)Henry Lehrman (1919–1921)

Tables

· Filmography
1916
The Foolish Virgin
Role(s)
Salesgirl
Notes
Uncredited bit part
1917
Paradise Garden
Role(s)
Marcia Van Wyck
Notes
Lost film
1918
Wild Women and Tame Lions
Notes
Lost film; allegedly uncredited
1919
His Musical Sneeze [it]
1920
A Twilight Baby
An Adventuress
Role(s)
Vanette
Notes
Reissued in 1922, heavily re-edited, as The Isle of Love
The Kick in High Life
Notes
Uncredited
Wet and Warmer
Role(s)
Undetermined role
Notes
Uncredited
1921
The Punch of the Irish
Role(s)
The Object Of Attention
A Game Lady
Role(s)
Undetermined role
Year
Title
Role
Notes
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1916
The Foolish Virgin
Salesgirl
Uncredited bit part
1917
Paradise Garden
Marcia Van Wyck
Lost film
1918
Wild Women and Tame Lions
Lost film; allegedly uncredited
1919
His Musical Sneeze [it]
1920
A Twilight Baby
1920
An Adventuress
Vanette
Reissued in 1922, heavily re-edited, as The Isle of Love
1920
The Kick in High Life
Uncredited
1920
Wet and Warmer
Undetermined role
Uncredited
1921
The Punch of the Irish
The Object Of Attention
1921
A Game Lady
Undetermined role

References

  1. "Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7WC
    https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7WC-F8M
  2. Notorious Crimes, Criminals and Criminal Trials in American History .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- body:not(.skin-ti
  3. Slapstick Divas: The Women of Silent Comedy ISBN 978-1-629-33132-4 p. 1967
  4. American Silent Film Comedies: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Persons, Studios, and Terminology
  5. Ellis & Ellis 2005, p. 445.
  6. Ellis & Ellis 2005, p. 446.
  7. All That's Interesting
    https://allthatsinteresting.com/virginia-rappe
  8. British Film Institute
    https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150105284
  9. "The Fourteenth Census of the United States: 1920", City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, enumeration dat
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R64-QHJ?i=16&cc=1488411
  10. cdnc.ucr.edu
    https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SN19211112.2.31
  11. Buster Keaton: Cut To the Chase
  12. California Babylon
    https://archive.org/details/californiababylo00laws/page/46
  13. Hallett 2013, p. 196.
  14. "Fatty Arbuckle and the Death of Virginia Rappe"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20150210000102/http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/classics/fatty_arbuckle/3.html
  15. Ludington Daily News
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pPwJAAAAIBAJ&pg=6543,1247471&dq=virginia+rappe&hl=en
  16. Crimes and Trials of the Century
  17. Hallett 2013, p. 182.
  18. Det Danske Filminstitut
    https://www.dfi.dk/en/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/person/virginia-rappe
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