Way Back When: Celebrity Sightings

By Betsy J. Green

Two of the largest actors from the Keystone Movie Company appeared in an exhibition baseball game in Santa Barbara in May 1914. Marie Dressler was the umpire, and Fatty Arbuckle, aka the “Human Roundhouse,” played shortstop.


Betsy’s Way Back When book — 1919 — is now available in local bookstores and at Amazon.com. This is the sixth book in her series of the history of Santa Barbara, one year at a time. Learn more at betsyjgreen.com​.

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Betsy J. Green is a Santa Barbara historian and author. Her books are available in local bookstores, and at Amazon.com. (Shop local if you can.) Learn more at betsyjgreen.com.

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