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 | Egbert Sousè, Larson E. Whipsnade, Her Father, T. Frothingill Bellows / S.B. Bellows, Humpty |
| 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:
Cuthbert J. Twillie:
Come, my phlox, my flower! I have some very definite pear-shaped ideas that I'd like to discuss with thee.
Huge Turk: I didn't sleep well last night.
The Great Man: You didn't, eh?
Huge Turk: I'm troubled with insomnia.
The Great Man: Oh, insomnia! Ah, well, I know a good cure for it.
Huge Turk: Yeah?
The Great Man: Get plenty of sleep.
Huge Turk: Sleep, unh?
The Great Man: That's what a doctor told me, heh, heh.
Everett: I told him I wouldn't do it if I was him.
Harold: You told him you wouldn't do it if you was him. Get him outta here!
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Huge Turk: I didn't sleep well last night.
The Great Man: You didn't, eh?
Huge Turk: I'm troubled with insomnia.
The Great Man: Oh, insomnia! Ah, well, I know a good cure for it.
Huge Turk: Yeah?
The Great Man: Get plenty of sleep.
Huge Turk: Sleep, unh?
The Great Man: That's what a doctor told me, heh, heh.
Everett: I told him I wouldn't do it if I was him.
Harold: You told him you wouldn't do it if you was him. Get him outta here!
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