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W. C. Fields

American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880–1946)

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Also known as William Claude Dukenfield · W.C. Fields · William Claude Fields

Born: January 29, 1880
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2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
5.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
6.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Died: December 25, 1946
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1.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
5.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
6.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Darby
Place of death: Pasadena
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1.Stated in Great Norwegian EncyclopediaRetrieved 2026-10-18
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Citizenship: United States
Occupation: film actor
, stage actor
, actor
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2023-10-16
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

William Claude Dukenfield, better known as W. C. Fields, was an American actor, comedian, juggler and writer. His career in show business began in vaudeville, where he attained international success as a silent juggler. He began to incorporate comedy into his act and was a featured comedian in the Ziegfeld Follies for several years. He became a star in the Broadway musical comedy Poppy (1923), in which he played a colorful small-time con man. His subsequent stage and film roles were often similar scoundrels or henpecked everyman characters.

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MMan on the Flying Trapeze1935 · 1935 film by Clyde Bruckman, W. C. Fields

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Place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Given name: William
Claude
Family name: Fields
Unmarried partner: Carlotta Monti
Bessie Poole
Religion or worldview: atheism
Name in native language: W. C. Fields
Website: wcfields.com web feed url: wcfields.com
Sex or gender: male
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Start of work period: 1898
Awards: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Native language: English
Writing language: English
End of work period: 1946
Father: James Lydon Duckenfield
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Mother: Kate Spangler Fenton
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Religious order: Society of Jesus

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