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W. C. Fields
Sign in to saveAlso known as W.C. Fields, William Claude Dukenfield, William Claude Fields
US-amerikanischer Komiker, Schauspieler, Jongleur und Autor (1880–1946)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1879
- Died
- 1946
- Works
- 16
Top works
- Drat!
- I never met a kid I liked
- The Bank Dick
- Best of W. C. Fields
- The Day I Drank a Glass of Water/Cassette (Radio Reruns)
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Film & TV
Darby, Pennsylvania, USA
William Claude Dukenfield was the eldest of five children born to Cockney immigrant James Dukenfield and Philadelphia native Kate Felton. He went to school for four years, then quit to work with his father selling vegetables from a horse cart. At eleven, after many fights with his alcoholic father (who hit him on the head with a shovel), he ran away from home. For a while he lived in a hole in…
Known for
- W.C. Fields: 6 Short Films2000
- Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults — (archive footage)1999
- The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender — Self (archive footage)1997
- Vaudeville — Self (archive footage)1997
- Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her — Self (archive footage)1994
- Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths — (archive footage)1990
- W.C. Fields: Straight Up1986
- Going Hollywood: The '30s — (archive footage)1984
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1983
- Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! — Self (archive footage)1982
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Key facts
- Born
- William Claude Dukenfield , ( 1880-01-29 ) January 29, 1880, Darby, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Died
- December 25, 1946 (1946-12-25) (aged 66), Pasadena, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park , Glendale, California , U.S.
- Other names
- Charles Bogle Otis Criblecoblis Mahatma Kane Jeeves
- Occupations
- Actor comedian juggler writer
- Years active
- 1898–1946
- Spouse
- Harriet Hughes ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1900 )
- Partner s
- Bessie Poole (1916–1926), Carlotta Monti (1933–1946; his death)
- Website
- wcfields .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Claude
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Darby
- Place of death
- Pasadena
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Official website
- www.wcfields.com
- Image
- W. C. Fields, NPG 94 46 (cropped).jpg
- Religious order
- Society of Jesus
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Commons category
- W. C. Fields
- date of birth
- 1880-01-29
- date of death
- 1946-12-25
- name in native language
- W. C. Fields
- start of work period
- 1898-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- end of work period
- 1946-00-00
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Article · Deutsch
W. C. Fields geboren als William Claude Dukenfield (* 29. Januar 1880 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; † 25. Dezember 1946 in Pasadena, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Komiker, Drehbuchautor und Jongleur. Bekannt wurde er seit der Jahrhundertwende als Unterhalter in Vaudeville-Shows sowie am Broadway, ehe er ab den 1920er-Jahren zum Star zahlreicher Filmkomödien avancierte. In seinen Rollen verkörperte Fields zumeist misanthropische und egoistische Familienväter mit einer Vorliebe für Alkohol. Seine Figuren hegten meist leidenschaftlichen Hass gegen ihr kleinbürgerliches Leben – nörgelnde Ehefrauen, nervige Kinder, Hunde, Nachbarn, den Beruf – und blieben gerade deshalb dem Zuschauer sympathisch. Er gehörte zeitlebens zu Amerikas beliebtesten Komikern.
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