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W. C. Fields Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles

W. C. FIELDS
Born: January 29, 1880 in Darby, Pennsylvania
Died: December 25, 1946 in Pasadena, California
Biography | show moreshow less
W.C. Fields was born on January 29, 1880, in Darby, Pennsylvania. He was an American comedian, actor, juggler, and writer.

Fields began his career as a vaudeville juggler in the 1890s, billed as "The Eccentric Juggler." By the early 1900s, he was headlining international variety shows and performing silent comedy skits, often incorporating juggling and physical humor. His success in vaudeville led to appearances in the Ziegfeld Follies from 1915 to 1921, where he developed a persona centered around blustery disdain for children, dogs, authority figures, and conventional morality.

He transitioned into silent films in the 1910s and 1920s, including Pool Sharks (1915), but gained greater fame with the advent of sound films in the 1930s. Fields starred in a string of successful comedies, including It's a Gift (1934), The Old Fashioned Way (1934), The Bank Dick (1940), and My Little Chickadee (1940), co-starring Mae West. Fields was also a prolific radio performer and frequently appeared on The Chase and Sanborn Hour with Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, developing a mock-feud with Bergen's puppet that became a comedic staple.

Offscreen, Fields was known for his private nature and his struggles with alcoholism, which affected his health and career in later years. Despite this, he maintained creative control over much of his work, writing or contributing to many of his screenplays under pseudonyms.
Film Credits | show moreshow less
2005-The-Great-Man:-W.C.-Fields (Other), 1940-Cavalcade-of-the-Academy-Awards (Other), 2003-Living-Famously (Other), 1997-American-Masters (Other), 1996-Bob-Hope:-Hollywood's-Brightest-Star (Other), 1999-Hidden-Hollywood-II:-More-Treasures-from-the-20th-Century-Fox (Other), 2004-Broadway:-The-American-Musical (Other), 1941-Never-Give-a-Sucker-an-Even-Break (Performer), 1940-My-Little-Chickadee (Performer), 1936-Poppy (Performer), 1935-Man-on-the-Flying-Trapeze (Performer), 1935-David-Copperfield (Performer), 1934-Six-of-a-Kind (Performer), 1933-Tillie-and-Gus (Performer), 1933-The-Barber-Shop (Performer), 1933-The-Pharmacist (Performer), 1933-The-Fatal-Glass-of-Beer (Performer), 1932-If-I-Had-a-Million (Performer), 1931-Her-Majesty,-Love (Performer), 1928-Fools-for-Luck (Performer), 1928-Tillie's-Punctured-Romance (Performer), 1927-The-Potters (Performer), 1941-Never-Give-a-Sucker-an-Even-Break (Writer), 1940-My-Little-Chickadee (Writer), 1935-Man-on-the-Flying-Trapeze (Writer), 1933-Tillie-and-Gus (Writer), 1933-The-Barber-Shop (Writer), 1933-The-Pharmacist (Writer), 1933-The-Fatal-Glass-of-Beer (Writer), 1933-The-Singing-Boxer (Writer), 1935-Man-on-the-Flying-Trapeze (Director), 1935-Man-on-the-Flying-Trapeze (in person), 1944-Sensations-of-1945 (in person), 1933-How-to-Break-90-#3:-Hip-Action (in person), 1979-The-Hollywood-Clowns (Other), 1976-That's-Entertainment,-Part-II (Other), 1974-Milton-Berle's-Mad-Mad-Mad-World-of-Comedy (Other), 1961-The-DuPont-Show-of-the-Week (Other), 1990-Hollywood-Heaven:-Tragic-Lives,-Tragic-Deaths (Other), 1984-Going-Hollywood:-The-'30s (Other), 1997-The-Silver-Screen:-Color-Me-Lavender (Other), 1976-America-at-the-Movies (Other), 1939-You-Can't-Cheat-an-Honest-Man (Performer), 1934-Mrs.-Wiggs-of-the-Cabbage-Patch (Performer), 1932-The-Dentist (Performer), 1930-The-Golf-Specialist (Performer), 2008-The-Fatal-Glass-of-Fields (Writer), 1939-You-Can't-Cheat-an-Honest-Man (Writer), 1932-The-Dentist (Writer), 1930-The-Golf-Specialist (Writer), 1944-Song-of-the-Open-Road (in person), 1944-Follow-the-Boys (in person), 2001-Slaphappy (Other), 2009-Make-'Em-Laugh:-The-Funny-Business-of-America (in person), 1975-Brother-Can-You-Spare-a-Dime (Other), 1964-The-Big-Parade-of-Comedy (Other), 1983-Hollywood-Out-takes-and-Rare-Footage (Other), 1965-Hollywood-My-Home-Town (Other), 1949-Down-Memory-Lane (Other), 2009-To-Oz!-The-Making-of-a-Classic (Other), 1992-Legends-of-Comedy (Other), 1934-You're-Telling-Me! (Performer), 1933-Alice-in-Wonderland (Performer), 1932-Million-Dollar-Legs (Performer), 1927/I-Running-Wild (Performer), 1925-Sally-of-the-Sawdust (Performer), 1924-Janice-Meredith (Performer), 1915-His-Lordship's-Dilemma (Performer), 1915-Pool-Sharks (Performer), 1934-The-Old-Fashioned-Way (Writer), 1934-You're-Telling-Me! (Writer), 1933-Too-Many-Highballs (Writer), 1915-Pool-Sharks (Writer), 1915-Pool-Sharks (Director), 1934-Hollywood-on-Parade-No.-B-7 (in person), 1933-Hollywood-on-Parade-No.-A-9 (in person), 1935-Mississippi (Performer), 1934-The-Old-Fashioned-Way (Performer), 1986-W.C.-Fields:-Straight-Up (Other), 2009-The-Yellow-Brick-Road-and-Beyond (Other), 2000-W.C.-Fields:-6-Short-Films (Other), 1969-Hollywood:-The-Selznick-Years (Other), 1965-Wayne-and-Shuster-Take-an-Affectionate-Look-At... (Writer), 1965-Wayne-and-Shuster-Take-an-Affectionate-Look-At... (Other), 2008-Mel-Blanc:-The-Man-of-a-Thousand-Voices (Other), 1994-1999-Biography (Other), 1952-Screen-Snapshots:-Memories-of-Famous-Hollywood-Comedians (Other), 1940-The-Bank-Dick (Performer), 1938-The-Big-Broadcast-of-1938 (Performer), 1934-It's-a-Gift (Performer), 1933-International-House (Performer), 1927-Two-Flaming-Youths (Performer), 1926-So's-Your-Old-Man (Performer), 1926-It's-the-Old-Army-Game (Performer), 1925-That-Royle-Girl (Performer), 1940-The-Bank-Dick (Writer), 1938-The-Big-Broadcast-of-1938 (Writer), 1934-It's-a-Gift (Writer), 1930-The-Family-Ford (Writer), 1926-It's-the-Old-Army-Game (Writer), 1943-Show-Business-at-War (in person), 1927-A-Trip-Through-the-Paramount-Studio (in person)
Theater Credits | show moreshow less
Ballyhoo-of-1930 - Performer (December 22, 1930 - February 21, 1931), Earl-Carroll's-Vanities-[1928] - Performer (August 6, 1928 - February 2, 1929), Ziegfeld-Follies-of-1925 - Performer (July 6, 1925 - September 19, 1925), Poppy - Performer (September 3, 1923 - June 28, 1924), George-White's-Scandals-[1922] - Performer (August 28, 1922 - November 11, 1922), Ziegfeld-Follies-of-1921 - Performer (June 21, 1921 - October 1, 1921), Ziegfeld-Follies-of-1920 - Performer (June 22, 1920 - October 16, 1920), Ziegfeld-Girls-of-1920 - Performer (March 8, 1920 - May 1920), Ziegfeld-Midnight-Frolic-[1919] - Performer (October 2, 1919 - Closing date unknown), Ziegfeld-Nine-O'Clock-Review - Performer (September 1919 - Closing date unknown), Ziegfeld-Follies-of-1918 - Performer (June 18, 1918 - Closing date unknown), Ziegfeld-Follies-of-1917 - Performer (June 12, 1917 - September 4, 1917), Ziegfeld-Follies-of-1916 - Performer (June 12, 1916 - September 16, 1916), Ziegfeld-Follies-of-1915 - Performer (June 21, 1915 - September 18, 1915), The-Ham-Tree - Performer (August 28, 1905 - November 11, 1905)
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