Addie McPhail: The Last Mrs. Arbuckle
An interesting if belated new edition to our Stars of Slapstick series, screen comedian Addie McPhail (Addie Dukes, 1905-2003). McPhail was born in Kentucky, but moved to Chicago with her family at the age of six. She took to the stage (presumably the vaudeville stage) as a teenager, winning several amateur contest. At age 17 […]