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W.C. Fields

Born

in Darby, Pennsylvania, The United States

January 29, 1880

Died

December 25, 1946

Website

http://www.wcfields.com/

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Humor and Comedy, Mystery

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W. C. Fields was born William Claude Dukenfield, the eldest of five children. Field's parents were a Cockney immigrant James Dukenfield and Philadelphia native Kate Felton

He was an American juggler, comedian, and actor. Fields created one of the great American comic personas of the first half of the 20th century—a misanthrope who teetered on the edge of buffoonery but never quite fell in, an egotist blind to his own failings, a charming drunk; and a man who hated children, dogs, and women, unless they were the wrong sort of women.

Fields was a marvel of marketing, he would go as far as pretending to drown in the ocean or other bodies of water, hoping to draw crowds (i.e. customers). His notoriety began around the age of 19, being propelled b ...more

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	Fields for President by W.C. Fields, Michael M. Taylor (Editor) 3.67 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1940 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	W.C. Fields by Himself by W.C. Fields, Ronald J. Fields (Commentary) 3.78 avg rating — 73 ratings — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drat!: Being the Encapsulated View of Life by W. C. Fields in His Own Words by W.C. Fields, Richard J. Anobile, Ed McMahon 3.06 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1969 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Never Met a Kid I Liked by W.C. Fields, Paul Mason (Editor) 2.95 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1996 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bank Dick 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1973 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Never Trust a Man Who Doesn't Drink 3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1971	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	W. C. Fields in Never give a sucker an even break and Tillie and Gus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1972	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The quotations of W. C. Fields liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fields' day;: The best of W. C. Fields 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1972	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	W.C. Fields speaks (A Price/Stern/Sloan gift book) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally. ”
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“If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it.”
― W.C. Fields

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“It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.”
― W.C. Fields

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