Stars of Slapstick #100: Frank "Fatty" Alexander
Today is the birthday of Frank “Fatty” Alexander (1879-1937). Originally from Washington State, Alexander had worked as a cowboy and a stagecoach driver until his enormous size allowed him an entrée to an industry that might not have been otherwise available to him — the movies. Mack Sennett hired him at Keystone in 1915. Though […]