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William Claude Dukenfield (January 29, 1880 [1] – December 25, 1946), better known as W. C. Fields, was an American actor, comedian, juggler and writer. [ 2 ] Fields's career in show business began in vaudeville , where he attained international success as a silent juggler .
The story begins in 1924 in New York City, where W. C. Fields is a Ziegfeld Follies headliner, and ends with his 1946 death in California at age 66. In between, it dramatizes his life and career with emphasis on the latter part of both, when the "Me" of the title, Carlotta Monti, played a prominent role, with a number of fictionalized events added for dramatic impact.
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring W. C. Fields, Gloria Jean, and Leon Errol.Fields also wrote the original story, under the pseudonym Otis Criblecoblis.
The No. 1 resonates throughout Del City star Rodney Fields Jr.'s story. One official visit. One offer. One pledge to his late father’s beloved team.
Fields' "Great McGonigle" character—a riff on the Great Ziegfeld—is rather similar to the carnival operator types he would later play in 1936's Poppy and 1939's You Can't Cheat an Honest Man. The play depicted in the film, is the American temperance play The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved , first performed in 1844. [ 1 ]
Colonial Heights Police are looking for Warren Fields Jr. in connection with the Feb. 2, 2024, shooting of a man at Cal's pawn shop. He might be driving the Nissan truck in the above photo.
When they arrived witnesses said Lee Charles Quinn, 37, punched 54-year-old William Claude Prichett, knocking him to the ground, said sheriff’s office spokesman Adam Linhardt. Once down, Quinn ...
Lew Fields (1867–1941), American actor, comedian, vaudeville star, theatre manager, and producer born Moses Schoenfeld; Tony Fields (1958–1995), American dancer; Totie Fields (1930–1978), American comedian; W. C. Fields (1880–1946), American comedian, actor, juggler, and writer born William Claude Dukenfield