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W. C. Fields
W. C. Fields (William Claude Fields), 1880-1946, American comic actor, b. Philadelphia as Claude William Dukenfield. He began his career as a juggler, and much later appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies and in Earl Carroll's Vanities. In 1925, he first worked with D. W. Griffith. With his rasping v... Read more
W. C. Handy
W. C. Handy (William Christopher Handy), 1873-1958, American songwriter and band leader, b. Florence, Ala. Largely self-taught, Handy began his career as a cornet player in a minstrel show in 1896, and later organized various small bands. He was among the first to set down the blues, and with his ... Read more
David Dudley Field
David Dudley Field 1805-94, American lawyer and law reformer, b. Haddam, Conn.; brother of Cyrus W. Field and Stephen J. Field . He was graduated from Williams (1825), studied law in Albany and New York City, was admitted to the bar in 1828, and soon had a large practice in New York City. After ... Read more
Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding 1707-54, English novelist and dramatist. Born of a distinguished family, he was educated at Eton and studied law at Leiden. Settling in London in 1729, he began writing comedies, farces, and burlesques, the most notable being Tom Thumb (1730), and two satires, Pasquin (1736) and ... Read more
W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden (Wystan Hugh Auden) , 1907-73, Anglo-American poet, b. York, England, educated at Oxford. A versatile, vigorous, and technically skilled poet, Auden ranks among the major literary figures of the 20th cent. Often written in everyday language, his poetry ranges in subject matter from pol... Read more
Robert Field Stockton
Robert Field Stockton 1795-1866, American naval officer, b. Princeton, N.J. He left the College of New Jersey (now Princeton) to enter the U.S. Navy at 16 and served in the War of 1812 and in the subsequent campaigns against the Barbary pirates. He negotiated (1821) a territorial concession on the ... Read more
Stephen Johnson Field
Stephen Johnson Field 1816-99, American jurist, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1863-97), b. Haddam, Conn. After practicing law for several years in New York City with his brother David Dudley Field , he went to California in 1849, settled at Marysville, and in 1850 was elected to the... Read more
track and field athletics
track and field athletics sports of foot racing, hurdling, jumping, vaulting, and throwing varied weights and objects. They are usually separated into two categories: track, the running and hurdling events; and field, the throwing, jumping, and vaulting events. "Meets" are traditionally conduct... Read more
C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis), 1898-1963, English author, b. Belfast, Ireland. A fellow and tutor of English at Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1925 to 1954, C. S. Lewis was noted equally for his literary scholarship and for his intellectual and witty expositions of Christian tenets. Among his m... Read more
C. Day Lewis
C. Day Lewis (Cecil Day Lewis), 1904-72, English author, b. Ireland. While he was still at Oxford, he became associated with a group of leftist poets led by W. H. Auden . After graduation he taught at various schools until 1935 and then decided to devote himself to writing. He was professor of poe... Read more

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W. C. Fields
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography W. C. Fields The American comedian W. C. Fields (1879-1946) appeared in many of the classic early motion picture comedies. The son of an immigrant Cockney vegetable peddler, W. C. Fields was born William Claude Dukenfield on April 9, 1879, in Philadelphia, Pa. At ... Read more
Fields, W.C.
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Fields, W.C. ( William Claud ) (1880–1946) US music-hall, film and radio comedian. He was famous for his portrayal of hard-drinking... Read more
Fields, W. C.
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Fields, W. C. [ né William Claude Dukenfield ] (1879–1946), comedian. Born in Philadelphia, the great comic began his career in...characters were amoral and contemptuous of suckers, children, animals, teetotalers (he was a notorious drinker), and sentimentalists. Fields appeared in George ... Read more
Taylor, Robert Lewis
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature ...Yorker (1939–48) collected in Doctor, Lawyer, Merchant, Chief (1948) and The Running Pianist (1950). He also wrote W.C. Fields, His Follies and Fortunes (1949), Winston Churchill (1952), and Vessel of Wrath (1966), a life of Carry Nation. His fiction... Read more
Earl Carroll Vanities
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...in 1940, they were celebrated and sometimes attacked for their emphasis on nude girls and salacious humor. Joe Cook , W. C. Fields , and Sophie Tucker were among the many stars who appeared in the shows, which left behind few memorable melodies. Read more
Florenz Ziegfeld
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...of performers, and chorus of beautiful women. Anna Held , Billie Burke, Fannie Brice, Eddie Cantor, Will Rogers, and W. C. Fields were among his stars. His other spectacular productions included Sally, Rio Rita, Rosalie, Show Boat, and Bitter Sweet... Read more
Ziegfeld, Florenz
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...later became film stars. He was also responsible for fostering the talents of such light entertainers as Fanny Brice, W. C. Fields, Eddie Cantor, and Bert Williams , and many famous foreign artistes appeared in New York under his management, including... Read more
vaudeville
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Theatre, abandoned live shows and became a movie theater. Such headliners as George M. Cohan , Harry Houdini , Eva Tanguay, W. C. Fields , Fay Templeton, Will Rogers , Ed Wynn, Eddie Cantor , Jimmy Durante, Irene Franklin, Fred Allen, George Burns and Gracie... Read more
Antoine Henri Becquerel
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...father a supply of uranium salts, which were known to be phosphorescent when exposed to light. Upon learning in January 1896 about W. C. Roentgen's discovery of x-rays, Becquerel's interest immediately turned to the question of whether all phosphorescent materials... Read more
burlesque
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...and uninhibited behavior by performers and audience. Such stars as Al Jolson, W. C. Fields, Mae West, Fannie Brice, Sophie Tucker, Bert Lahr, and Joe Weber and Lew Fields began their careers in burlesque. About 1920 the term began to refer to the... Read more

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Fields, W. C.
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers FIELDS, W. C. Nationality: American. Born: William Claude Dukenfield in Philadelphia, 10 February 1879 or 29 January 1880. Family: Married Harriet...1938 The Big Broadcast of 1938 (Leisen) (as T. Frothingill/S. B. Bellows) 1939 You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (George Marshall; Fields sequences directed ... Read more
sucker an even break, never give a
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...a fair chance to a fool, or one who may be easily deceived. The saying is often associated with the American humorist W. C. Fields (1880–1946), who is said to have used it in the musical comedy Poppy (1923), though it does not occur in the libretto... Read more
Winston, Stan
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...television); The Autiobiograhy of Miss Jane Pittman (television) 1975 The Man in the Glass Booth 1976 Pinocchio (television); W. C. Fields and Me 1977 An Evening with Diana Ross (television); Roots (television) 1978 The Wiz 1980 The Exterminator 1981 Dead... Read more
Steiger, Rod
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Hennessy (Sharp) (title role); Les Innocents aux mains sales ( Dirty Hands ) (Chabrol) (as Louis) 1976 W. C. Fields and Me (Hiller) (as W. C. Fields) 1978 F.I.S.T. (Jewison) (as Sen. Madison) 1979 The Amityville Horror (Rosenberg) (as Father Delaney... Read more
Mancini, Henry
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Return of the Pink Panther (Edwards); The Blue Knight (Lee Thompson — for TV); The Great Waldo Pepper (Hill) 1976 W. C. Fields and Me (Hiller); Alex and the Gypsy (Korty); Silver Streak (Hiller); The Pink Panther Strikes Again (Edwards) 1978 House... Read more
Vaudeville
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...These included George Burns and Gracie Allen, Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Sarah Bernhardt, Eubie Blake, Sammy Davis Jr., W. C. Fields, Cary Grant, the Marx Brothers, Phil Silvers, and Ethel Waters. BIBLIOGRAPHY George-Graves, Nadine. The Royalty of Vaudeville... Read more
Burlesque
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Others went on to the films of Hollywood or the stages of Broadway. Al Jolson, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, Bert Lahr, W. C. Fields, Mae West, Jackie Gleason, Bobby Clark, Phil Silvers, and Bob Hope began their careers in burlesque. Some burlesque striptease... Read more
la Cava, Gregory
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...animated comedy to films involving real actors. His ability to slam a visual gag home quickly sustained such comedies as W.C. Fields's So's Your Old Man and Running Wild. Yet his real forte emerged in the sound period when the swiftly paced sight gags... Read more

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The W.C. Fields Comedy Collection, Vols. 1 and 2.(Video recording review)
Magazine article from: Cineaste; 6/22/2008; ; 700+ words ; The W.C. Fields Comedy Collection, Vols. 1 and 2 Vol. 1 includes International House (B&W, 69 mins., 1933, with the A&E Biography episode W.C. Fields: Behind the Laughter, 1994), It's a Gift (B&W, 69 mins., 1934), You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (B&W, 79 mins., 1939), ... Read more
Fields of Glory.(W.C. Fields)
Magazine article from: Reason; 5/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; The absurdist anti-politics of W.C. Fields Like many Americans, I'm having trouble getting excited about this year's presidential race. Somehow the candidates don't measure...Wendell Wilkie or Norman Thomas either, but the one candidate in the race who had the right attitude toward the government: ... Read more
The henpecked hustler.(W.C. Fields)(Biography)
Magazine article from: USA Today (Magazine); 11/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; THE COMIC ASIDES AND DOUBLE-TAKES of W.C. Fields always were a welcomed fifth-column attack on the pestilence of day-to-day living during the Depression years. His entertaining cynicism seems even more pertinent today. In fascinating fashion, Fields vacillated between two screen personas--the ... Read more
The sons of W.C. "Buddy" Coleman--Walt, Bob, Charlie and Cherb--and their families donated $120,000 for construction of a new baseball field at Little Rock Central High School. (Business Briefs).(Arkansas)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Arkansas Business; 10/7/2002; 50 words ; The sons of W.C. Buddy Coleman--Walt, Bob, Charlie and Cherb--and their families donated $120,000 for construction of a new baseball field at Little... Read more
W.C. Fields: Six Short Films.
Magazine article from: USA Today (Magazine); 11/1/1997; ; 318 words ; Public Media Home Vision / 112 minutes/$19 95 Irascible, iconoclastic, irreverent, and insanely funny, W.C. Fields created a screen persona that had audiences in stitches for three decades. His bulbous nose, topless straw skimmer, and constant...The Fatal Glass of Beer, The Pharmacist, and The Barber Shop. ... Read more
W.C. Fields: a Biography.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Cineaste; 9/22/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...in his library to look for loopholes. That was the W. C. Fields we knew, through accounts passed down through the...compelling, and infinitely more poignant vein of fact. Fields, who we all think we know--and may not today love...highest-paid Hollywood star, it never came easily. Fields ... Read more
THE W.C. FIELDS APPROACH.
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 9/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...the phone, and basically beat your head against a wall. Ouch! I personally take another approach. Life is too short. W.C. Fields was right. If at first you don't succeed; try, try, again. And then if you don't succeed, quit. No use being a damn fool... Read more
Brigadier General W.C. McGlothlin Jr.(United States Air Force)(Biography)
Newspaper article from: U.S. Air Force Military Biographies; 1/1/2004; 700+ words ; BRIGADIER GENERAL W.C. MCGLOTHLIN JR. Retired May 31, 1972. Died July 31, 1998. Brigadier General...precommissioning training for college graduates selected to enter officer career fields in the Air Force. In addition to the Basic Military School and the Officer... Read more
Latest generation of portable power from Winco. (Winco Inc.'s new WC series portable generator sets)
Magazine article from: Diesel Progress North American Edition; 11/1/1997; ; 363 words ; ...power generation systems, has introduced its new WC series industrial portable generator sets. The WC series consists of seven models rated from 3 to...Briggs & Stratton gasoline engines. The new WC series is designed with the rental operator in... Read more
Biomechanics: a new tool in WC claims reduction? (Up Front).
Magazine article from: Risk & Insurance; 6/1/2002; ; 607 words ; It could be a scene straight from Disney design studios. In fact, schematics of employees' bodies in various stages of lifting and twisting belong much more with high-tech computer animation, not with workers' compensation. Yet technology is now available that allows employers to determine with Read more