Birthname: William Claude Dukenfield
| Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Jan 29, 1880 Darby, Pennsylvania |
| Died | Dec 25, 1946 Pasadena, CA |
| Age | Died at 66 |
| Final Resting PlaceForest Lawn (Glendale) | |
W.C. Fields | |
| Job | Actor, comedian, juggler, writer |
| Years active | 1902-1946 |
| Top Roles | Larson E. Whipsnade, Harold Bissonette, The President, Micawber, Himself |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Silent Films, Drama, Short Films, Film Adaptation |
| Top Topics | Slapstick, Book-Based, Husband Wife |
| Top Collaborators | Emanuel Cohen (Producer), William LeBaron (Producer), Edward F. Cline (Director), Irving Bacon |
| Shares birthday with | Ernst Lubitsch, Victor Mature, Katharine Ross see more.. |
W.C. Fields Overview:
Legendary actor, W.C. Fields, was born William Claude Dukenfield on Jan 29, 1880 in Darby, Pennsylvania. Fields died at the age of 66 on Dec 25, 1946 in Pasadena, CA and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn (Glendale) Cemetery in Glendale, CA.
MINI BIO:
Burly, round-faced, red-nosed American juggler and comedian, with a long history in vaudeville before his serious film career began in the mid-twenties. With sound, his own peculiar, abrasive, embittered, alcohol-oriented delivery really came into its own and, as henpeck or charlatan in turn, he created a series of comedy classics. Wore a fake mustache in films until 1932. Died, from a combination of dropsy, a liver ailment and heart failure, on the day he moaned about more than any other - Christmas Day. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Radio and Motion Pictures. In addition, Fields was immortalized on a US postal stamp in 1980. He appears on the cover of The Beatles' Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album. Fields was never nominated for an Academy Award.
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W.C. Fields Quotes:
The Great Man:
Do you want to grow up and be dumb like Zasu Pitts?
Professor Quail: [looking through key hole] What won't they think up next?
Cuthbert J. Twillie: Tell me, prairie flower, can you give me the inside info on yon damsel with the hothouse cognomen?
Mrs. Gideon: Do you mean Miss Flower Belle Lee?
Cuthbert J. Twillie: I don't mean some woman out in China.
Mrs. Gideon: Well! I'm afraid I can't say anything good about her.
Cuthbert J. Twillie: I can see what's good. Tell me the rest.
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Professor Quail: [looking through key hole] What won't they think up next?
Cuthbert J. Twillie: Tell me, prairie flower, can you give me the inside info on yon damsel with the hothouse cognomen?
Mrs. Gideon: Do you mean Miss Flower Belle Lee?
Cuthbert J. Twillie: I don't mean some woman out in China.
Mrs. Gideon: Well! I'm afraid I can't say anything good about her.
Cuthbert J. Twillie: I can see what's good. Tell me the rest.
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