W.C. Fields (1880 - 1946)

American comedian, actor, juggler and writer.

* January 29, 1880 Darby, Pennsylvania, USA
 as William Claude Dukenfield
 December 25, 1946 Pasadena, California, USA



Vintage magazines

Photoplay, January 1928
Photoplay, February 1928
Photoplay, February 1936

Photoplay, April 1936
Photoplay, June 1936
Photoplay, June 1936


Books by W.C. Fields

W.C. Fields
Fields for President
Dodd, 1940

Books on W.C. Fields

James Curtis W.C. Fields James Curtis
W.C. Fields, a biography
New York, 2004

Ronald Fields with Shaun O'L. Higgins
Never give a sucker an even break, W.C. Fields on business
Paramus, NJ, 2000

Simon Louvish Man on the Flying Trapeze Simon Louvish
Man on the Flying Trapeze, The Life and Times of W.C. Fields
London, 1997

Wes D. Gehring
Groucho & W.C. Fields, Huckster Comedians
Jackson, 1994

David T. Rocks
W.C. Fields, An Annotated Guide
1994

Wes D. Gehring W.C. Fields Wes D. Gehring
W.C. Fields, A Bio-Bibliography
Westport, Connecticut, 1984

Ronald Fields
W.C. Fields, a Life on Film
New York, 1984

Richard J. Anobile (editor) Godfrey Daniels Richard J. Anobile (editor)
"Godfrey Daniels", Verbal and Visual Gems from the Short Films of W.C. Fields
New York, New York, 1975

Carlotta Monti with Cy Rice W.C. Fields and Me Carlotta Monti with Cy Rice
W.C. Fields and Me
London, 1974

Nicholas Yanni
W.C. Fields
New York, 1974

Ronald Fields
W.C. Fields by Himself
Englefield, NJ, 1973

Richard J. Anobile (ed.)
A flask of Fields, Verbal & and visual gems from the films of W. C. Fields
New York, [1972]

James Smart
W.C. Fields in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, 1972

Richard J. Anobile (ed.)
Drat! Being the encapsulated view of life,, W. C. Fields in his own words
New York,, [1968]

William K. Everson The Art of W.C. Fields William K. Everson
The Art of W.C. Fields
Indianapolis, Kansas City, New York, 1967

Alfred Hansen
Incomplete Requiem for W.C. Fields
New York, 1966

Donald Deschner
The Films of W.C. Fields
1966

Robert Lewis Taylor W.C. Fields Robert Lewis Taylor
W.C. Fields, His Follies & Fortunes
Garden City, New York, 1949

Books with substantial mentioning of W.C. Fields

Michelle Vogel
Children of Hollywood, Accounts of growing up as the sons and daughters of stars
Jefferson, N.C., 2005

John Dileo 100 Great Film Performances You Should Remember - but probably don't John Dileo
100 Great Film Performances You Should Remember - but probably don't
New York, 2002

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 3. Actors and Actresses
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Glenn Mitchell A-Z of Silent Film Comedy Glenn Mitchell
A-Z of Silent Film Comedy, An Illustrated Companion
London, 1998

Andrew Sarris You ain't heard nothin' yet Andrew Sarris
"You ain't heard nothin' yet", the American talking film ; history & memory ; 1927 - 1949
New York, Oxford, 1998

Wes D. Gehring Personality Comedians As Genre Wes D. Gehring
Personality Comedians As Genre, Selected Players
Westport, Connecticut - London, 1997

Glenn Mitchell The Marx Brothers Encyclopedia Glenn Mitchell
The Marx Brothers Encyclopedia
London, 1996

Danny Peary Alternate Oscars Danny Peary
Alternate Oscars, One Critic's Defiant Choices for Best Picture, Actor, and Actress - From 1927 to the Present
New York, 1993

Ronald L. Smith
Who's Who in Comedy, Comedians, Comics and Clowns From Vaudeville to Today's Stand-ups
New York, Oxford, 1992

Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan
Movie Characters of Leading Performers of the Sound Era
Chicago and London, 1990

Ann Lloyd (ed.) Movies of the Thirties Ann Lloyd (ed.)
Movies of the Thirties
London, 1983

James Robert Parish and William T. Leonard with Gregory W. Mank and Charles Hoyt
The Funsters
New Rochelle, New York, 1979

Ray Stuart (ed.) Immortals of the Screen Ray Stuart (ed.)
Immortals of the Screen
New York, 1965

Books with an entry on W.C. Fields

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Kay Weniger Das große Personenlexikon des Films Kay Weniger
Das große Personenlexikon des Films, Zweiter Band, C-F
Berlin, 2001

Danny Peary Cult Movie Stars Danny Peary
Cult Movie Stars
New York, [..], 1991

Anthony Slide (ed.) Selected Vaudeville Criticism Anthony Slide (ed.)
Selected Vaudeville Criticism
Metuchen, N.J., & London, 1988

Stanley Appelbaum and James Camner (editors) Stars of the American Musical Theater in Historic Photographs Stanley Appelbaum and James Camner (editors)
Stars of the American Musical Theater in Historic Photographs, 361 Portraits from the 1860s to 1950
New York, 1981

Joe Franklin Encyclopedia of Comedians Joe Franklin
Encyclopedia of Comedians
Secaucus, N.J., 1979

Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor The American movies reference book Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor
The American movies reference book, The sound era
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969

Books with photograph(s) of W.C. Fields

John Richard Finch and Paul Elby Close-Ups John Richard Finch and Paul Elby
Close-Ups, From the Golden Age of the Silent Cinema
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1978


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