W.C. Fields, by James Curtis. Knopf. 448 pages. $35. W. C. Fields, by reputation and repetition one of America’s most famous boozers, was also one of its most prolific comic performers. On stage, ...
'Start every day with a smile and get it over with'. Just one of the barbed witticisms that distinguished the comedian WC Fields' misanthropic humour. 'Start every day with a smile and get it over ...
When he was 12 years old, Ron Fields almost cracked up watching It’s a Gift on TV. He was laughing so hard he had to leave the room. “Wow,” he said when he had recovered. “W.C. Fields has to be the ...
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