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 | Harold Bissonette, The President, Micawber, Himself, Cuthbert J. Twillie |
| 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:
Whipsnade: I was one-time champion of the Tri-state league and the Lesser Antilles. Didn't know one card from the other when I started... but I stayed up at night marking with a pen.
The Great McGonigle: [referring to Cleopatra] She's all dressed up loke a well-kept grave.
Little Girl: Hey, mister!
J. Effingham Bellweather: [with his back toward her] Uh, hello, little boy. I'm...
Little Girl: Would you give me a dollar?
J. Effingham Bellweather: [without turning around] Oh, it's a little girl.
[turning around]
J. Effingham Bellweather: Hello, little girl. How old are you?
Little Girl: Five years old!
J. Effingham Bellweather: Five years old?
Little Girl: [grasping a box] Would you give me a dollar to put in my bank?
J. Effingham Bellweather: I'll give you a dollar to put in your bank if you'll sing me a song.
Little Girl: Give me the dollar first!
J. Effingham Bellweather: Ah, you're more than five! Go on, get out of here!
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The Great McGonigle: [referring to Cleopatra] She's all dressed up loke a well-kept grave.
Little Girl: Hey, mister!
J. Effingham Bellweather: [with his back toward her] Uh, hello, little boy. I'm...
Little Girl: Would you give me a dollar?
J. Effingham Bellweather: [without turning around] Oh, it's a little girl.
[turning around]
J. Effingham Bellweather: Hello, little girl. How old are you?
Little Girl: Five years old!
J. Effingham Bellweather: Five years old?
Little Girl: [grasping a box] Would you give me a dollar to put in my bank?
J. Effingham Bellweather: I'll give you a dollar to put in your bank if you'll sing me a song.
Little Girl: Give me the dollar first!
J. Effingham Bellweather: Ah, you're more than five! Go on, get out of here!
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