Fields, W. C. (William Claude) 1880-1946
Overview
| Works: | 678 works in 1,547 publications in 6 languages and 25,321 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Drama Comedy films Biography Autobiographies Film adaptations Silent films Short films Criticism, interpretation, etc Western films Musical films |
| Roles: | Actor, Author, Performer, Scenarist, Author of screenplay, Host, Narrator, Director, Costume designer, Other, Contributor, Dedicatee, Writer of accompanying material, Restager |
| Classifications: | PN2287.F45, 791.4375 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
W. C Fields
- Groucho and W.C. Fields : huckster comedians by Wes D Gehring( )
- W.C. Fields by himself; his intended autobiography by W. C Fields( Book )
- W.C. Fields : his follies and fortunes by Robert Lewis Taylor( Book )
- The art of W.C. Fields by William K Everson( Book )
- W.C. Fields : a biography by James Curtis( Book )
- Man on the flying trapeze : the life and times of W.C. Fields by Simon Louvish( Book )
- A fatal glass of beer by Stuart M Kaminsky( Book )
- The films of W.C. Fields by Donald Deschner( Book )
- W.C. Fields & me by Carlotta Monti( Book )
- A flask of Fields; verbal & and visual gems from the films of W.C. Fields by Richard J Anobile( Book )
- Fields for President by W. C Fields( Book )
- W.C. Fields, a bio-bibliography by Wes D Gehring( Book )
- Drat! Being the encapsulated view of life by W. C Fields( Book )
- W.C. Fields : a life on film by Ronald J Fields( Book )
- Godfrey Daniels! : verbal and visual gems from the short films of W.C. Fields by W. C Fields( Book )
- Alimony( Visual )
- W.C. Fields from burlesque and vaudeville to Broadway : becoming a comedian by Arthur Frank Wertheim( Book )
- W.C. Fields from the Ziegfeld Follies and Broadway stage to the screen : becoming a character comedian by Arthur Frank Wertheim( )
- Hollywood's hellfire club : the misadventures of John Barrymore, W.C. Fields, Errol Flynn and the "Bundy Drive" boys by Gregory W Mank( )
- W.C. Fields in The Bank dick by W. C Fields( Book )
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Most widely held works by
W. C Fields
The personal history, adventures, experience, & observation of David Copperfield the younger(
Visual
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6 editions published between 1935 and 2013 in English and held by 721 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
David Copperfield enjoys an idyllic life with his gentle, widowed mother and his loving nurse, Peggotty. Then tragedy strikes when Mr. Murdstone weds David's mother and drives her to an early grave. Despised by his stepfather, the boy is forced to live in misery and poverty until he runs away to throw himself upon the mercy of his eccentric aunt. Charles Dickens's classic tale of growing up
6 editions published between 1935 and 2013 in English and held by 721 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
David Copperfield enjoys an idyllic life with his gentle, widowed mother and his loving nurse, Peggotty. Then tragedy strikes when Mr. Murdstone weds David's mother and drives her to an early grave. Despised by his stepfather, the boy is forced to live in misery and poverty until he runs away to throw himself upon the mercy of his eccentric aunt. Charles Dickens's classic tale of growing up
My little chickadee by
Edward Cline(
Visual
)
35 editions published between 1939 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 510 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
West portrays voluptuous Flowerbelle Lee, whose reputation is tarnished when she is seen embracing a masked bandit in her bedroom. Forced to leave town until she can prove she is respectable-- and married-- Flowerbelle boards a train where she meets incorrigible Guthbert J. Twillie (Fields). Believing he's quite a catch, Flowerbelle accepts Twillie's marriage proposal
35 editions published between 1939 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 510 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
West portrays voluptuous Flowerbelle Lee, whose reputation is tarnished when she is seen embracing a masked bandit in her bedroom. Forced to leave town until she can prove she is respectable-- and married-- Flowerbelle boards a train where she meets incorrigible Guthbert J. Twillie (Fields). Believing he's quite a catch, Flowerbelle accepts Twillie's marriage proposal
W.C. Fields comedy collection(
Visual
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5 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 501 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
You can't cheat an honest man: "W.C. Fields portrays Larson E. Whipsnade, ringmaster of the seedy circus Giganticus. Whipsnade gets nothing but trouble from his performers, and his daughter (Constance Moore) is torn between a wealthy cad and a charming ventriloquist, played by Edgar Bergen"--Container
5 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 501 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
You can't cheat an honest man: "W.C. Fields portrays Larson E. Whipsnade, ringmaster of the seedy circus Giganticus. Whipsnade gets nothing but trouble from his performers, and his daughter (Constance Moore) is torn between a wealthy cad and a charming ventriloquist, played by Edgar Bergen"--Container
Sally of the sawdust(
Visual
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32 editions published between 1925 and 2014 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 487 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A carnival barker/conman becomes an unlikely guardian for an orphaned circus waif. When he tries to return the child to her wealthy but contemptuous grandparents he finds himself suddenly being chased by both sides of the law
32 editions published between 1925 and 2014 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 487 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A carnival barker/conman becomes an unlikely guardian for an orphaned circus waif. When he tries to return the child to her wealthy but contemptuous grandparents he finds himself suddenly being chased by both sides of the law
W.C. Fields : 6 short films(
Visual
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5 editions published between 1993 and 2000 in English and held by 431 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This compilation of films pays tribute to America's cantankerous comedy genius, W.C. Fields. Legendary one-liners and slapstick routines are preserved in these early shorts that chronicle the development of Fields' irascible screen persona
5 editions published between 1993 and 2000 in English and held by 431 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This compilation of films pays tribute to America's cantankerous comedy genius, W.C. Fields. Legendary one-liners and slapstick routines are preserved in these early shorts that chronicle the development of Fields' irascible screen persona
Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland(
Visual
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9 editions published between 1933 and 2010 in English and held by 392 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Alice's fantastic adventures lead her straight to some of the most memorable characters ever imagined, including the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts, Humpty Dumpty, the Cheshire Cat, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. When Alice falls down a rabbit hole, she is transported to a magical world
9 editions published between 1933 and 2010 in English and held by 392 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Alice's fantastic adventures lead her straight to some of the most memorable characters ever imagined, including the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts, Humpty Dumpty, the Cheshire Cat, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. When Alice falls down a rabbit hole, she is transported to a magical world
Mae West : the glamour collection(
Visual
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3 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 375 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mae West had an inexhaustibly playful interest in language, and a rare, sometimes perplexing, and even lofty wit, spiced by low-down slang. Well before the second wave of feminism, she wrote all her own material, insisted on total control of her work, and was wildly popular for a short time, right before the Production Code lowered the boom on adult attitudes being expressed in films. She made only 12 movies, but three are first-rate, and these were enough to seal her fame and launch a legend. In her first film appearance, "Night after night," a successful ex-boxer buys a high-class speakeasy and falls for a rich society girl. As the bold Tira in "I'm no angel," she works as a dancing beauty and lion tamer at a fair. For "Goin' to town," West goes Western. Cleo Borden is a former dance hall queen who has become newly rich. She falls for--and pursues--an upper crust Englishman. This is followed by "Go west young man," where she plays Mavis Arden, a movie star stranded in the country. To stifle her boredom, she trifles with a young man's affections. "My little chickadee" pairs West with a legend of similar stature, W.C. Fields. As Flower Belle Lee, she is rightly suspected of illicit relations with the Masked Bandit, and run out of Little Bend. Surprisingly, things change very little when she arrives in Greasewood City to start over
3 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 375 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mae West had an inexhaustibly playful interest in language, and a rare, sometimes perplexing, and even lofty wit, spiced by low-down slang. Well before the second wave of feminism, she wrote all her own material, insisted on total control of her work, and was wildly popular for a short time, right before the Production Code lowered the boom on adult attitudes being expressed in films. She made only 12 movies, but three are first-rate, and these were enough to seal her fame and launch a legend. In her first film appearance, "Night after night," a successful ex-boxer buys a high-class speakeasy and falls for a rich society girl. As the bold Tira in "I'm no angel," she works as a dancing beauty and lion tamer at a fair. For "Goin' to town," West goes Western. Cleo Borden is a former dance hall queen who has become newly rich. She falls for--and pursues--an upper crust Englishman. This is followed by "Go west young man," where she plays Mavis Arden, a movie star stranded in the country. To stifle her boredom, she trifles with a young man's affections. "My little chickadee" pairs West with a legend of similar stature, W.C. Fields. As Flower Belle Lee, she is rightly suspected of illicit relations with the Masked Bandit, and run out of Little Bend. Surprisingly, things change very little when she arrives in Greasewood City to start over
The Bank dick(
Visual
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2 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Egbert Souse accidentally foils a bank robbery and is hired as a bank guard
2 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Egbert Souse accidentally foils a bank robbery and is hired as a bank guard
The Bank dick by
Edward Cline(
Visual
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30 editions published between 1940 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 308 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Egbert Souse accidently foils a bank robbery and is hired as a bank guard
30 editions published between 1940 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 308 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Egbert Souse accidently foils a bank robbery and is hired as a bank guard
David Copperfield by
George Cukor(
Visual
)
46 editions published between 1935 and 2017 in 7 languages and held by 264 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
David Copperfield enjoys an idyllic life with his gentle, widowed mother and his loving nurse, Peggotty. Then tragedy strikes when Mr. Murdstone weds David's mother and drives her to an early grave. Despised by his stepfather, the boy is forced to live in misery and poverty until he runs away to throw himself upon the mercy of his eccentric aunt. Charles Dickens's classic tale of growing up
46 editions published between 1935 and 2017 in 7 languages and held by 264 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
David Copperfield enjoys an idyllic life with his gentle, widowed mother and his loving nurse, Peggotty. Then tragedy strikes when Mr. Murdstone weds David's mother and drives her to an early grave. Despised by his stepfather, the boy is forced to live in misery and poverty until he runs away to throw himself upon the mercy of his eccentric aunt. Charles Dickens's classic tale of growing up
It's a gift by
Norman Z McLeod(
Visual
)
18 editions published between 1934 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 251 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Harold Bissonette is a bungling, henpecked grocer who dreams of California's golden sunshine. A small inheritance from his Uncle Bean tempts Bissonette to sell everything and buy an orange ranch sight unseen. Along the way, he matches wits with dogs, kids, and chicken feathers, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat at the last madcap minute
18 editions published between 1934 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 251 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Harold Bissonette is a bungling, henpecked grocer who dreams of California's golden sunshine. A small inheritance from his Uncle Bean tempts Bissonette to sell everything and buy an orange ranch sight unseen. Along the way, he matches wits with dogs, kids, and chicken feathers, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat at the last madcap minute
You can't cheat an honest man by
George Marshall(
Visual
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13 editions published between 1939 and 2017 in English and Spanish and held by 233 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Whipsnade's circus is the greatest show on earth, for keeping ahead of the sheriff. When luck runs thin, he races elephants and wagons to the state line
13 editions published between 1939 and 2017 in English and Spanish and held by 233 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Whipsnade's circus is the greatest show on earth, for keeping ahead of the sheriff. When luck runs thin, he races elephants and wagons to the state line
W.C. Fields in Never give a sucker an even break and Tillie and Gus by
W. C Fields(
Book
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1 edition published in 1973 in English and held by 216 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1973 in English and held by 216 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
International house(
Visual
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9 editions published between 1933 and 2004 in English and held by 208 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A zany scientist in China invents a radio you can see : television. Every country wants to buy the rights, so characters from around the world converge on China and collide into a free-wheeling double-dealing variety show
9 editions published between 1933 and 2004 in English and held by 208 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A zany scientist in China invents a radio you can see : television. Every country wants to buy the rights, so characters from around the world converge on China and collide into a free-wheeling double-dealing variety show
The dentist by
Leslie Pierce(
Visual
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38 editions published between 1930 and 2012 in English and German and held by 205 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fields goes golfing, and then attends to a series of dental patients while trying to prevent his daughter Kane's elopement. Locations include Lakeside Country Club, Toluca Lake. Based on Fields' 1928 Earl Carroll Vanities sketch 'An Episode at the Dentist.'
38 editions published between 1930 and 2012 in English and German and held by 205 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fields goes golfing, and then attends to a series of dental patients while trying to prevent his daughter Kane's elopement. Locations include Lakeside Country Club, Toluca Lake. Based on Fields' 1928 Earl Carroll Vanities sketch 'An Episode at the Dentist.'
College swing(
Visual
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4 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 187 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
College swing: a tune-filled spoof of small-town college
4 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 187 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
College swing: a tune-filled spoof of small-town college
W.C. Fields comedy collection(
Visual
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 185 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
You're telling me!: Sam Bisbee is an inventor who is the laughingstock in his small town. After demonstrating another failed invention, he meets a princess who promises to use her celebrity to turn his luck around
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 185 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
You're telling me!: Sam Bisbee is an inventor who is the laughingstock in his small town. After demonstrating another failed invention, he meets a princess who promises to use her celebrity to turn his luck around
The fatal glass of beer by
Clyde Bruckman(
Visual
)
28 editions published between 1930 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 182 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fields relates the sad tale of his son who went astray in the city. Adapted from Fields' 1928 Earl Carroll Vanities sketch "Stolen Bonds."
28 editions published between 1930 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 182 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fields relates the sad tale of his son who went astray in the city. Adapted from Fields' 1928 Earl Carroll Vanities sketch "Stolen Bonds."
W.C. Fields : the original voice tracks from his greatest movies by
W. C Fields(
Recording
)
22 editions published between 1968 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 164 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Greatest comedy moments culled from every Fields film made for Paramount Pictures and Universal Studios
22 editions published between 1968 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 164 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Greatest comedy moments culled from every Fields film made for Paramount Pictures and Universal Studios
Brother, can you spare a dime?(
Visual
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2 editions published between 1999 and 2006 in English and held by 156 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This documentary juxtaposes newsreel footage, film clips and period music in an eye-opening look at the Great Depression. Many of the movies created in the 1930s featured strong social commentary, while others offered pure escapism and fed a fascination with a dazzling world out of reach to the everyday American. Through a contrast between the fantasy of film and the reality of everyday life, a fascinating perspective on the Great Depression and Hollywood's golden age is presented. Also includes political speeches by Franklin D. Roosevelt and others
2 editions published between 1999 and 2006 in English and held by 156 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This documentary juxtaposes newsreel footage, film clips and period music in an eye-opening look at the Great Depression. Many of the movies created in the 1930s featured strong social commentary, while others offered pure escapism and fed a fascination with a dazzling world out of reach to the everyday American. Through a contrast between the fantasy of film and the reality of everyday life, a fascinating perspective on the Great Depression and Hollywood's golden age is presented. Also includes political speeches by Franklin D. Roosevelt and others
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Related Identities
- Fields, Ronald J. 1949- Contributor Author Editor
- Cline, Edward 1892-1961 Director Author
- Gehring, Wes D. Author
- Marx, Groucho 1890-1977 Author
- Universal Pictures Company Producer
- Sutherland, A. Edward (Albert Edward) 1897-1973 Producer Director Author
- Taylor, Robert Lewis Author
- Everson, William K. Author
- Bruckman, Clyde 1894-1955 Restager Director Author
- Louvish, Simon Author
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Adventure and adventurers Alice--(Fictitious character from Carroll) Bank employees Bank robberies Barbers California--Los Angeles Card players Child labor Circus Circus performers Comedians Dentists Depressions Dickens, Charles, Economic history England Fields, W. C.--(William Claude), Funeral rites and ceremonies Golf Holes Imaginary places Impostors and imposture Inheritance and succession Inventions Inventors Kings and rulers Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Marriage proposals Marx, Groucho, Motion picture actors and actresses Motion picture plays, American Orphans Outlaws Peters, Toby (Fictitious character) Pharmacists Pool (Game) Private investigators Prohibition Spouses Swindlers and swindling Theatrical companies Triangles (Interpersonal relations) United States United States, West University towns Women Women--Conduct of life Wrestling matches Young men
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Alternative Names
Bogle, Charles 1880-1946
Charles, Bogle 1880-1946
Criblecoblis, Otis 1880-1946
Dukenfield, Claude William
Dukenfield, William Claude
Dukenfield, William Claude 1879-1946
Dukenfield, William Claude 1880-1946
Dukinfield, William C. 1879-1946
Dukinfield, William C. 1880-1946
Dukinfield, William Claude
Dukinfield, William Claude 1879-1946
Dukinfield, William Claude 1880-1946
Fields, W. C., 1879-1946
Fields, W.C. 1880-1946
Fields, W. Claude 1880-1946
Fields, William C. 1880-1946
Fields, William C. (William Claude), 1880-1946
Fields, William Claude, 1880-1946
Gulielmus Claudius Dukenfield
Jeeves, Mahatma Kane 1880-1946
Kane Jeeves, Mahatma 1880-1946
W. C. Fields acteur américain
W. C. Fields American comedian and actor
W.C. Fields Amerikaans filmacteur
W. C. Fields amerikanesche Komiker
W. C. Fields amerykański aktor
W. C. Fields comediante e ator americano
W. C. Fields comico e attore statunitense
W. C. Fields US-amerikanischer Schauspieler
W. C. Fields US-amerikansk komiker
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