W. C. FIELDS - DOCUMENT SIGNED 11/11/1932 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 276293

W. C. FIELDS - DOCUMENT SIGNED 11/11/1932 CO-SIGNED BY: GENE TOWNE , MAURICE - HFSID 276293

The legendary comedian and actor and two others sign a six-month agreement for the production and airing of radio broadcasts starring Fields. Typed DS: "W.C. Fields" as Party of the First Part on page 4 and intiialed: "W.C.F." three times on page 3 and once on page 4, 4p, 8½x13, separate sheets, bound together onto 9x13¾ blue legal sheet (imprinted "Stephen Monteleone/Attorney and Counsellor at Law/Petroleum Securities Building/Flower Street at Tenth/Los Angeles)". Los Angeles, California, 1932 November 11. This agreement, which is for a period of six months (November 11, 1932-May 11, 1933), states that Fields, who "possesses special, unique and unusual ability as an artist", Cleary, "skilled and experienced in arranging for the production of any such performances [by Fields] and the disposal of the same for use over the radio", and Towne, who "possesses unique ability in the presentation of original stories and plays to be used [by Fields] in broadcasting the same over the radio", agree to collaborate on radio performances. Fields is to be paid 60%, Cleary will receive 20% and Towne will be given 20% of net profits and royalties.

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W. C. FIELDS - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 01/11/1939 - HFSID: 290554

Handwritten letter to his mistress Carlotta Monti, signed as "The Great Man". Monti is not spared Fields' caustic wit: "You say your voice has improved ... Thank Christ you never took up the cornet." Autograph Letter signed: "The Great Man", 2 pages (integral leaf), 8½x11. No place, 1939 January 11. To "Dear Carlotta". In full: "You say your voice has improved, but if you cannot commercialize on it, it will do you very little good, and cause others who have to listen to it quite a bit of business. Thank Christ you never took up the cornet. I will ask mickey mouse or pals to meet you at the station with station wagon. So look for either upon your arrival. [next 3 sentences written in cramped script in margin.] I will call you up at 8th St. Don't be fretting about your birthday. You know money is very good and I hate to hear anyone mention it. I will be out of town as the painters come in Monday. We will be most anxious to see you and have you tell us about London, Berlin, Paris, Moscow, etc. Carlo-Ta-Carlo-Ta". W.C. Fields (1879-1946) began entertaining as an amusement park juggler at the age of fourteen. He was a vaudeville headliner before he was twenty and toured Europe in 1901, giving a command performance at Buckingham Palace.

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W. C. FIELDS - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 11/10/1924 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 287816

W. C. FIELDS - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 11/10/1924 CO-SIGNED BY: FLORENZ FLO - HFSID 287816

Both sign a contract for Fields' appearance in the play "J. P. McEvoy's Comic Supplement". Not a standard form contract, this one has been written with Fields in mind. Contract signed: "Flo Ziegfeld", "W. C. Fields", 4 pages, 7¼x10½. Also initialed by both at a minor correction: "F.Z.", "W. C. F." New Amsterdam Theatre, New York, N.Y., 1924 November 10. On Ziegfeld's personal letterhead, Fields signs his acceptance of a commitment to appear in a play bearing the temporary title "J. P. McEvoy's Comic Supplement," to be produced on or before January 15, 1925. Fields is guaranteed top billing in the play credits and all advertising, and will receive $1, 750 per week for the full run of the play. He must attend five weeks of rehearsals without compensation. Clause 5 is of special interest: "You agree to get in touch promptly after the execution of this agreement with the author of this play, Mr. McAvoy and to aid and facilitate him and co-operate with him in every matter to the end that the parts to be assigned to you shall be adapted to your special talents and ability. You agree to render such services without any additional compensation." Red-nosed, gravel-voiced, bottle-hitting American comedian W. C.

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W. C. FIELDS - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID: 265175

. ALS: "Willie", 2p, separate sheets, 8½x11. Bel Air, Cal., Sunday (October 15, 1939). Original envelope addressed by Fields to: "Miss Jane Fowler/National Park College/Forest Glen/Maryland". Lightly creased. Fine condition. JANE FOWLER was the daughter of his friend, Gene Fowler. Fields had developed a crush on Jane but the affection was unreciprocated. To "my dear nice niece Janey pie". In full: "Thanks for your letter of the 11th, but first I want to tell you that I was coming to forest Glen and engage quarters close to the college, listen to the lesson and get a little added education. Further I could watch you and see that you took your salt peter but when I read your envelope, 'W. C. Feilds' [he has circled the "ei"] I swooned. My own plum, do they not teach you I before E except after C. Suppose after our wedding you go to the Cadillac agency and say 'two 16's, one sport roadster and one coupe, hand the gentleman in attendance a check for $17,000.00 and you sign it 'Jane Feilds.' You do not like the jailhouse any more than I do. If as much. Dear do be careful. I answered your dear wire after I got the necessary funds together to pay for it but I made a mistake and sent it care of Booker T.…"

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W. C. FIELDS - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID: 289990

Letter to his mistress Carlotta, lambasting New York weather, music lovers, and his latest movie, which he calls "an abortion." Fields signs ironically as "The Great Man." A vivid example of Fields' view of the world! Autograph Letter signed: "The G. Man", 3 pages, 8½x11. No place, no date, but mailing envelope is postmarked postmarked April 13, 1939, with his handwritten return address of "Bel Air, Cal". To "Dear Katrinka" [Carlotta Monti], in full: "Thanks for your letter which was despondent indeed. N. Y. will make one so. I do not want to go all over these items, again, and again, but I must divest myself of a few more - more weather pro[g]nostications. Spring in N.Y. is most capricious. One day it will snow, and the next day it will be real warm. Warm sunshine will greet you in the morning and a cold rain will follow within a few hours or vice versa. Therefore you need a light coat and my suggestion would be no sweater. The brown overcoat I gave you is ideal for an eastern spring coat. It is semi rain proof and will keep out the chill wind. However, I am enclosing you a check for a hundred dollars for a light coat - in all probability you have the coast in question here and haven't enough to send for it.…"

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W. C. FIELDS - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID: 290553

Very youthful 4½x6½ image in bow tie and stiff collar Photograph signed: "W. C. Fields" B/w, 4½x6½. W. C. Fields (1879-1946) began entertaining as an amusement park juggler at the age of fourteen. He was a vaudeville headliner before he was twenty and toured Europe in 1901, giving a command performance at Buckingham Palace. His Broadway debut in The Ham Tree (1905) was followed by appearances in the Ziegfeld Follies (1915-1921) and in George White's Scandals (1922). Fields starred in Poppy on Broadway (1923) and the next year made his first film, Janice Meredith (1924). Fields' style, verbal rather than visual, and his irascible con-man philosophy made him a favorite, especially with the advent of sound, where his raspy voice provided the final touch to his comedy. He starred in movies including My Little Chickadee (1940) and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941). Nobody contributed more wry quotations ("Anyone who hates children and animals can't be all bad.") to American folklore. Signature in poor contrast but legible. Light silvering. Surface creases. Corners worn and chipped. Ink stamp on verso. Multiple pencil marks (unknown hand) on verso. Finger print impressions at top right. Otherwise, fine condition.

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W. C. FIELDS - MANUSCRIPT SIGNED - HFSID: 285867

Original Prohibition-era W.C. Fields comedy sketch. Manuscript Comedy Sketch titled and signed: "One of the six best Cellars/By/W.C. Fields", 13¼p, 6x8¼, separate sheets. No place, no date. The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect on January 16, 1920. As of that date, "the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited." Prohibition is the topic of this comedy sketch, One of the Six Best Cellars, which is written with a bit of satire. The phrase "six best cellars" was an expression first used in 1920 referring to the best hideaways where liquor was stored during Prohibition. The phrase was used in a "Los Angeles Herald" story on December 8, 1920 stating that actress Mabel Normand, known to be a heavy drinker, had one of the "six best cellars" of Prohibition liquor in the Hollywood film colony. Although not dated, this comedy sketch was likely written during the Prohibition era. In the early 1920s Fields wrote many comedy sketches while performing in New York's vaudeville, most notably in the Ziegfeld Follies.

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W. C. FIELDS - DOCUMENT SIGNED 11/11/1932 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 276293

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W. C. FIELDS - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID: 283831

Three-page autograph letter to his mistress Carlotta Monti, signed by Fields as "Continental Claude", calling Hitler "full of mierda" and confiding, "like the three monkeys I see nothing, know nothing, and won't drink anything 'cept Beer." Autograph Letter signed: "Continental Claude", 3 pages, 8½x11. Bel Air, Labor Day. To "Katrinka & Claudia". ["Katrinka" was Fields' pet name for Carlotta Monti.] In full: "I suppose you are wondering why you have not received your packard as yet. And telling your friends I am not a man of my word. Give me time and I can explain anything. Practically all nations will be in the war by the time this missive arrives. But you, unfortunately for yourself contended the whole world would be at war. It was then I accepted your wager 'I'll bet you the whole world will be at war by 1940. If not you give me a packard.' It was a bet made in all fairness. I forget what I was to receive had you lost. However all is fair in something or other and war. I will pay off if it becomes real serious. I firmly believe it will be of short duration, in which case you will receive a small packard. Hitler is full of 'mierda' [Spanish for "shit"] and the unfortunate part of it for him is it is mostly in his neck and he can taste it.…"

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W. C. FIELDS - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 11/10/1924 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 287816

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W. C. FIELDS - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 10/11/1928 - HFSID: 285843

11x14 sepia photo of Fields in the stage version of his skit, "The Caledonian Express," signed and inscribed to author and publisher Arthur Samuels. Field's inscription includes one of his famous lines from the stage and screen skit: "You'll ha to git oot/o' the compartment." Oversized Photograph inscribed and signed: "To My friend/Arthur -you'll ha to git oot/o' the compartment,/from his friend/Bill Fields/Oct 11 - 1928." Sepia, 11x14. Remarkable studio portrait inscribed to Arthur Samuels, who was involved with the publishing of "Ladies Home Journal" and authored Poppy. Half-view left profile by Hal Phype. Fields has quoted one of his lines from the Earl Carroll's Vanities sketch "The Caledonian Express" (1928), in which the legendary comedian played four Scottish characters trying to remove an uninvited guest from a train compartment. Fields repeated the skit in the film Follow the Boys (1945), but that time played the intruder. Samuels' Poppy made Fields a Broadway star in 1923, and he reprised the role in two film versions. Surface creases at upper right corner with fraying at that corner, else fine, handsome and rare.

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W. C. FIELDS - DOCUMENT SIGNED 12/29/1916 - HFSID: 283836

Signed contract for purchase and delivery of a Phaeton automobile from a Cadillac dealership in Chicago (1916). Itemized bill for the "fully loaded" luxury car includes a credit for trade-in of his 1915 Pathfinder. Document signed: "W. C. Fields/Sherman Hotel", 1 page, 8½x11. Chicago, 1916 December 29. Also signed "H. M. McCord" as Sales Manager. Signed order form for one Type 55 Phaeton, with the following extra equipment: 1 Bumper ($10), 1 Spotlight ($5), Royal Cord tires all around ($70), 2 extra Royal Cord tires ($101.27), 2 extra Tubes ($12.73), 1 extra Rim ($7.25). Total price = $2,471.25. The order is contingent on the satisfactory sale of Fields' 1915 Pathfinder touring car, provided by him in partial payment. Two filing holes at left edge. Lightly toned and soiled at edges. "Duplicate" stamp at upper right corner. Upper left corner has small staple holes and is lightly creased. Horizontal mailing folds. Otherwise, fine condition. Accompanied by typed letter (1 page, 8½x11) to Fields from H. M. McCord, dated 1917 January 3, informing him that the Pathfinder has been sold, for a $400 credit toward his purchase price, and assuring him of good service on his new Phaeton. Lightly toned. Horizontal mailing folds. Upper left corner has small staple holes and is lightly creased.

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W. C. FIELDS - DOCUMENT SIGNED 03/13/1946 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 292087

W. C. FIELDS - DOCUMENT SIGNED 03/13/1946 CO-SIGNED BY: NORMAN - HFSID 292087

Agreement with the J. Walter Thompson advertising firm setting strict rules for Fields' script for a radio broadcast, co-signed by producer and ad executive Norman Blackburn Document signed: "W. C. Fields", "Norman Blackburn", 1 page, 8¾x14. Hollywood, California, 1946 March 13. Agreement with the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency, acting as agent for Standard Brands, Inc., governing Fields' forthcoming appearance on the Chase and Sanborn radio program, March 24, 1946. The agreement stipulates that Fields must adhere strictly to a script approved in advance by the firm and by Fields himself, and that Fields shall not "improvise, extemporize or use unapproved material." It further stipulates that Fields shall be held blameless from any claims for "slander, libel, copyright infringement, etc." arising from the program. Fields is to receive $3,500 for his performance. W.C. FIELDS (1879-1946) began entertaining as an amusement park juggler at the age of fourteen. He was a vaudeville headliner before he was twenty and toured Europe in 1901, giving a command performance at Buckingham Palace. His Broadway debut in The Ham Tree (1905) was followed by appearances in the Ziegfeld Follies (1915-1921) and in George White's Scandals (1933).

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W. C. FIELDS - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID: 179355

Signing as "The great man/Continental Claude", he pens a letter to his mistress Carlotta in New York Autograph Letter signed: "The great man/Continental Claude", 1p, 8½x10¼. On lightweight airmail paper. No place, no date, but with original envelope postmarked Los Angeles, Hollywood, December 27, 1939. Addressed by Fields to Miss C. Douglas [Carlotta Monti], Hotel Marie Antoinette, Broadway at 66 St., New York City. Torn flap. Creased, soiled and worn. Unrelated notes on verso (unknown hand). In full: "Something or other was at ah La Cava's Morales you know her and she enquired about you. I told her you were making the grade in N.Y. That you had been on here to attend your case but returned. She expressed regrets she had not seen you. She made La Cava a sweater. I think I admired the sweater and she suggested making me one. Being continental and never forgetting the days of chivalry I accepted graciously. She evidently knows Margo and they are coming some afternoon to measure me. Do you think I should order a pair if drawers too? This thing is running into a book, so will saw off. Keep well- and think for pastime. Always my best and most important wishes. M.M. sends Love." Creased, folds, lightly nicked edges. W.C.

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W. C. FIELDS - CONTRACT SIGNED 02/22/1941 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 290558

W. C. FIELDS - CONTRACT SIGNED 02/22/1941 CO-SIGNED BY: JOHN T. - HFSID 290558

Preparing for his role as "The Great Man" in his last starring role, later titled Never Give a Sucker an Even Break, Fields hires his own writer, to be paid by him, not by the studio. The writer (John T. Neville) has also signed. Documentary Letter Signed: "W. C. Fields", "John T. Neville", 1 page, 8½x11. Universal City, California, 1941 February 22. Neville acknowledges that he has been hired personally by W. C. Fields in connection with Fields' pending movie for Universal Studios, and understands that is to be compensated by Fields, owed nothing by Universal. Fields signs his "approval and consent to the foregoing." Ink note at top left (unknown hand), underlined in red: "The Great Man". W.C. FIELDS (1879-1946) began entertaining as an amusement park juggler at the age of fourteen. He was a vaudeville headliner before he was twenty and toured Europe in 1901, giving a command performance at Buckingham Palace. His Broadway debut in The Ham Tree (1905) was followed by appearances in the Ziegfeld Follies (1915-1921) and in George White's Scandals (1933). Fields starred in Poppy on Broadway (1923) and the next year made his first film, Janice Meredith (1924).

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Actors & Actresses from the 2000s | Tickets

PETER BALDWIN - MEAL TICKET SIGNED 02/01/1952 - HFSID 224095

Meal ticket signed by Peter Baldwin, stating "Peter Baldwin" in black ink on the verso. It records a tuna salad and "special" for $1.85 at the Paramount Continental Café, offering a glimpse into the actor's life.

Price: $180.00
STANLEY DONEN - MEAL TICKET SIGNED 05/08/1956 - HFSID 224083

Meal ticket signed by Stanley Donen in pencil on the verso. Dated May 8, 1956, from the Paramount Continental Café, documenting an order totaling $1.40. This item is noted as extremely rare, possibly signed during the production of Funny Face.

Price: $180.00
STANLEY DONEN - MEAL TICKET SIGNED 05/21/1956 - HFSID 224082

Meal ticket signed by Stanley Donen on the verso in pencil, dated May 21, 1956. The ticket, from Paramount Continental Café, records an order totaling $1.65. It is extremely rare and possibly signed while Donen was working on Funny Face.

Price: $180.00
KIRK DOUGLAS - MEAL TICKET SIGNED 09/06/1950 - HFSID 182181

Meal ticket signed by Kirk Douglas in pencil, reading "Kirk Douglas", dated September 6, 1950. Ticket details a meal totaling $2.55 at the Paramount Continental Café. Douglas was active in films such as Young Man With a Horn and The Glass Menagerie that year.

Price: $180.00
PHYLLIS FRELICH - TICKET SIGNED 03/30/1980 - HFSID 142245

Admissions ticket signed by Phyllis Frelich for the opening night party of Children of a Lesser God, where she won a Tony as Best Actress. The ticket is dated March 30, 1980, and includes an ink stamp ticket number 180.

Price: $100.00
MARLA GIBBS - INSCRIBED TICKET SIGNED 04/25/1989 - HFSID 148546

Ticket signed by Marla Gibbs from the taping of her show 227, annotated with "Thank you Kelly/Marla Gibbs" in black ink. Marla Gibbs is known for her roles in The Jeffersons and 227, and she co-wrote 227's theme song.

Price: $140.00
PAULETTE GODDARD - MEAL TICKET SIGNED 04/20/1946 - HFSID 181895

Guest check signed by Paulette Goddard in 1946, detailing a meal costing 95¢. The signature appears in pencil as "Paulette Goddard" on April 20, 1946. Goddard was an American actress known for her roles in films like Modern Times and So Proudly We Hail.

Sale Price $165.00

$200.00
DEBORAH KERR - MEAL TICKET SIGNED 04/09/1951 - HFSID 182200

Meal ticket signed by Deborah Kerr in pencil. It is for the "Paramount Continental Cafe," detailing her food order totaling $2.15. Kerr starred in The King and I and received six Oscar nominations during her career.

Price: $280.00
KARL MALDEN - MEAL TICKET SIGNED CIRCA 1959 - HFSID 181896

Meal ticket signed by Karl Malden from the Highlands Inn, Carmel, California, dated December 10, 1958. It includes the inscription "Karl/Malden/tip .75" and details his order. Malden is noted for his roles in A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront.

Sale Price $165.00

$200.00
JAMES MASON - MEAL TICKET SIGNED 01/31/1952 - HFSID 182386

Receipt signed by James Mason in pencil, dated "1-3-52," from the Paramount Continental Cafe for $5.45. In the year of signing, Mason acted in Face to Face, Five Fingers, The Prisoner of Zenda, and Lady Possessed.

Price: $160.00
TERRY MOORE - MEAL TICKET SIGNED 02/28/1952 - HFSID 182258

Meal ticket signed on verso: "Terry Moore", documenting a $1.10 transaction at the Paramount Continental Cafe. Terry Moore, known for her roles in Come Back, Little Sheba and Peyton Place, claimed a secret marriage to Howard Hughes.

Price: $180.00
BARBARA RUSH - MEAL TICKET SIGNED 01/10/1951 - HFSID 182219

Meal ticket from the Paramount Continental Café, dated January 10, 1951, signed in ink by "Barbara Rush". Includes a pencil list of items ordered totaling $0.95. Rush is known for her roles in films and television series.

Price: $220.00
BARBARA RUSH - MEAL TICKET SIGNED 01/18/1951 - HFSID 182162

Meal ticket from Paramount Continental Café signed by actress Barbara Rush in ink on January 18, 1951. The ticket includes a pencil list of items ordered totaling $0.55, documenting a moment from Rush's notable career in film and television.

Price: $220.00
JANE RUSSELL - MEAL TICKET SIGNED 10/09/1951 - HFSID 182163

Meal ticket signed in pencil on the verso with "Jane Russell". Dated in ink below the signature, 10/9/1951. Russell is noted for her performances in films like The Outlaws, portraying tough, cynical women throughout her career.

Sale Price $85.00

$100.00
EDGAR SMALL - MEAL TICKET SIGNED 04/10/1952 - HFSID 181929

Meal ticket signed by Edgar Small with the inscription “Edgar Small.” Dated April 10, 1952, this item originates from the Paramount Continental Café. Small began his career in New York City and later gained recognition in Hollywood productions.

Sale Price $105.00

$120.00
EDGAR SMALL - MEAL TICKET SIGNED 04/23/1952 - HFSID 181936

Receipt signed by Edgar Small, containing the inscription “Edgar Small” in pencil. This meal ticket is from the Paramount Continental Cafe, purchased on April 23, 1952. Small was a screen and stage actor and producer known for various roles.

Price: $120.00
EDGAR SMALL - MEAL TICKET SIGNED 05/20/1952 - HFSID 182393

Meal ticket signed by Edgar Small, dated May 20, 1952, from the Paramount Continental Café. Small, who began his career in radio and appeared in productions like Torch Song Trilogy and Seinfeld, is known for his work on Broadway.

Price: $120.00
RUTH WARRICK - MEAL TICKET SIGNED 08/06/1949 - HFSID 224060

Meal ticket signed by "Ruth Warrick" on August 6, 1949, for roast sirloin of beef and iced tea. Warrick is recognized for her role as Kane's first wife in Citizen Kane and her long-standing character in All My Children.

Sale Price $150.00

$180.00
RUTH WARRICK - MEAL TICKET SIGNED 8/22 - HFSID 224058

Meal ticket signed by Ruth Warrick on the verso as "Ruth/Warwick", dated August 22. The ticket is from the Paramount Continental Café, showing her order of eggs and jelly. Warrick is known for her role in Citizen Kane and All My Children.

Sale Price $150.00

$180.00
ALAN YOUNG - MEAL TICKET SIGNED 04/27/1951 - HFSID 181918

Meal ticket from the Paramount Continental Cafe, signed by Emmy Award-winning actor Alan Young in lead pencil. Dated April 27, 1951, this ticket commemorates Young's television appearances during that year and his role as the voice of Disney's Scrooge McDuck.

Price: $180.00
ALAN YOUNG - MEAL TICKET SIGNED 05/14/1951 - HFSID 182366

Meal ticket signed "Alan Young" in lead pencil, dated May 14, 1951, from the Paramount Continental Cafe, priced at $2.85. Young, an Emmy Award-winning actor, is known for his role in Mister Ed and as the voice of Disney's Scrooge McDuck.

Price: $180.00
ALAN YOUNG - MEAL TICKET SIGNED 06/09/1951 - HFSID 182368

Meal ticket from the Paramount Continental Cafe, signed "Alan Young" in lead pencil. Dated June 9, 1951, it relates to Young's television appearances during that period. Young is recognized as the voice of Disney's Scrooge McDuck and starred in Mister Ed.

Price: $180.00