Fields for President
Fields for President

Author: W.C. Fields

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2016-02-01

Total Pages: 135

ISBN-13: 1630761737

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In this wonderful parody from 1940, W.C. Fields announces his candidacy for America's highest office. He offers sound advice on a number of topics in classic Fields-style humor in his attempt to win votes. "Campaign resolutions are no better than New Year's resolutions," he writes. "They are thrown together hastily at the last minute, with never a thought as to how they may be gracefully broken. Now, I am a candidate with years of experience breaking New Year's resolutions, and what I can accomplish with those, I can certainly accomplish with campaign resolutions."

W.C. Fields
W.C. Fields

Author: James Curtis

Publisher: Back Stage Books

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 593

ISBN-13: 9780823084425

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Curtis penned the critically acclaimed and award-winning biography of one of the most highly recognizable motion picture stars of all time who rose to fame during the early days of Hollywood.

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

Author: Ronald J. Fields

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780735200562

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As the 21st century looms and business cynicism increases, W.C. Fields holds up a mirror for readers that uncannily reflects the state of the late 20th-century business world. Photos.

Man on the Flying Trapeze
Man on the Flying Trapeze

Author: Simon Louvish

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 584

ISBN-13: 9780393318401

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Louvish brilliantly sifts through evidence of W.C. Fields' own self-creation to illuminate the vaudeville world from which he rose to become the beloved cinematic curmudgeon and comic genius of his time. Photos.

W. C. Fields from Burlesque and Vaudeville to Broadway
W. C. Fields from Burlesque and Vaudeville to Broadway

Author: A. Wertheim

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-11-09

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 1137300671

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W. C. Fields was a virtuoso comedian, often called a comic genius, legendary iconoclast, and "Great Man," who brought so much laughter to millions while enduring so much anguish. This book explores his little-known, long stage career from 1898 to 1930, which had a major influence on his comedy and screen presence.

Hollywood's Hellfire Club
Hollywood's Hellfire Club

Author: Gregory William Mank

Publisher: Feral House

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 1932595244

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They were the Bundy Drive Boys: hard-drinking, brilliantly talented, world-famous men of golden-age Hollywood - John Barrymore, Errol Flynn and W.C. Fields. Heroes with Hangovers tells the uncensored and ultimately moving story of these lost-soul geniuses. The partying and antics of the Rat Pack seem tame in comparison, but beneath the boozy bravado was a devoted mutual affection. Illustrated with dozens of never-before-seen photos and illustrations, this is the sozzled side of Hollywood's great era.

W.C. Fields by Himself
W.C. Fields by Himself

Author: W.C. Fields

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2016-02-01

Total Pages: 613

ISBN-13: 1630761729

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Fields never got around to writing his autobiography, but at his death in 1946, he left behind a vast assortment of notes, outlines, scrapbooks, letters, scripts, scenarios, and photographs. Now his grandson, Ronald J. Fields, has edited and woven this wealth of previously unpublished material into a unique new portrait of the Great One--in his own words. This book establishes the true facts about W.C. Fields's early years: how, around 1895, he really got started juggling; how met his future wife Hattie; and how he felt about his incessant tours, triumphs, and film career.