Wc Fields

Author : James L. Neibaur
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476665303
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The W.C. Fields Films written by James L. Neibaur and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-03-27 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: W.C. Fields was at the top among comedians during Hollywood's Golden Era of the 1930s and 1940s and has since remained a comic icon. Despite his character's misanthropic, child-hating, alcoholic tendencies, his performances were enduringly popular and Fields became personally defined by them. This critical study of his work provides commentary and background on each of his films, from the early silents through the cameos near the end of his life, with fresh appraisals of his well known classics. Pictures once believed to be lost that have been discovered and restored are discussed, and new information is given on some that remain lost.

Author : W. C. Fields
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1630761737
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fields for President written by W. C. Fields and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this wonderful parody from 1940, W.C. Fields announces his candidacy for America's highest office. He offers sound advice on a number of topics in classic Fields-style humor in his attempt to win votes. "Campaign resolutions are no better than New Year's resolutions," he writes. "They are thrown together hastily at the last minute, with never a thought as to how they may be gracefully broken. Now, I am a candidate with years of experience breaking New Year's resolutions, and what I can accomplish with those, I can certainly accomplish with campaign resolutions."

Author : James Curtis
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book W.C. Fields written by James Curtis and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2003 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a revealing glimpse of the man and artist behind the image of the gin-guzzling misanthrope, discussing Fields' Philadelphia childhood, his career in vaudeville, his turbulent personal life, and his seminal film work.

Author : Carlotta Monti
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780139444548
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book W.C. Fields & Me written by Carlotta Monti and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard J. Anobile
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780517129647
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Flask of Fields written by Richard J. Anobile and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ronald J. Fields
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780735200562
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Never Give a Sucker an Even Break written by Ronald J. Fields and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the 21st century looms and business cynicism increases, W.C. Fields holds up a mirror for readers that uncannily reflects the state of the late 20th-century business world. Photos.

Author : Arthur Frank Wertheim
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781629335919
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Silent Movies of W. C. Fields written by Arthur Frank Wertheim and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-18 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur Frank Wertheim's groundbreaking book is the first to examine W.C. Fields' twelve silent movies and how they influenced his later career in sound films. The author concludes that Fields might never have become one of the prem-ier comedians during the Golden Age of Sound Films without first embarking on a career in silent movies. In this explo-ration, readers will discover new insights and surprises concerning Fields' experiences in this medium. The Silent Movies of W.C. Fields details Fields' early failed screen attempts, which resulted in his decision not to abandon his successful Ziegfeld Follies career, a choice that would prevent him from joining the pantheon of great silent film stars: Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd---each of whom, by 1925, had achieved worldwide recog-nition and success. Wertheim relates how Fields would have to struggle against all types of roadblocks to reach the second pantheon tier - and how legendary filmmaker D. W. Griffith came to his rescue by directing two of his silent pictures. The Silent Movies of W.C. Fields is a comprehensive depiction of Fields' early years in New York and Holly-wood, his personal and professional trials and accomplishments, his triumphs and disillusionments, each of which would lead to his ultimate screen legacy. Generously illustrated with many new and rare photos, The Silent Movies of W.C. Fields will prove invaluable to fans of both the comic genius of W.C. Fields and his pristine time of moviemaking. Arthur Frank Wertheim has written numerous books on Twentieth Century American Culture including The New York Little Renaissance and Radio Comedy. He has also co-edited with Barbara Bair three volumes on the The Papers of Will Rogers and edited Will Rogers at the Ziegfeld Follies and American Popular Culture. An American history professor at several universities, his awards include a Fulbright grant to teach at the Univer-sity of Indonesia. He has recently published a three-volume biography on W. C. Fields.

Author : W. C. Fields
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1630761729
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book W.C. Fields by Himself written by W. C. Fields and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fields never got around to writing his autobiography, but at his death in 1946, he left behind a vast assortment of notes, outlines, scrapbooks, letters, scripts, scenarios, and photographs. Now his grandson, Ronald J. Fields, has edited and woven this wealth of previously unpublished material into a unique new portrait of the Great One--in his own words. This book establishes the true facts about W.C. Fields's early years: how, around 1895, he really got started juggling; how met his future wife Hattie; and how he felt about his incessant tours, triumphs, and film career.

Author : Donald Deschner
Publisher : Citadel Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806511368
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Films of W.C. Fields written by Donald Deschner and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2000-06 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Wes D. Gehring
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 9781617034039
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Groucho and W.C. Fields written by Wes D. Gehring and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 1994 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: