When her husband Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle was on trial for the
murder of Virginia Rappe , she appeared on his behalf and was
pelted with rocks by the crowd gathered outside the courthouse. Though they had been separated since 1917 she defended Roscoe to the end of her life.
Grew up in a neighborhood adjacent to a railroad yard and a red light
district. Her father was a railroad engineer, her mother made clothes
for the local ladies of the evening.
Though she appeared mostly in uncredited bit roles, her career spanned
a remarkable seven decades.
Roscoe Arbuckle, her husband, called her Minty.
Interviewed in "Talking to the Piano Player: Silent Film Stars, Writers and Directors Remember" by Stuart Oderman (BearManor Media).