Virginia Rappe

Virginia Rappe (actually Virginia Caroline Rapp, born 19 September 1895 in New York City; † September 9, 1921 in San Francisco, California ) was an American silent film actress. They participated in eleven silent films, including "His Wedding Night " by Roscoe Arbuckle.

Life

She died of peritonitis after a party, Arbuckle was on the hosts. Her fiance, director Henry Lehrman, Arbuckle made ​​so great allegations and death for Rappes responsible. The investigation of their circumstances of death along with the media hype about it entfachenden went as the Arbuckle scandal in the history of film and caused the end of the Arbuckles career in the film industry.