W. C. Fields Quotes


If it is a joint return, we are instructed to print the given names of both husband and wife. But since some of the names that husband and wife give each other are hardly suited to print, we must proceed cautiously.


Citations

Fields, W. C. W. C. Fields by Himself: His Intended Autobiography. Edited by Ronald J. Fields, Prentice-Hall, 1973.

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W. C. Fields
W. C. Fields
  • Born: January 29, 1880
  • Died: December 25, 1946
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Actor, Comedian, Juggler, Writer

William Claude Dukenfield, better known as W. C. Fields, was an American comedian, actor, juggler, and writer. Fields' comic persona was a misanthropic and hard-drinking egotist who remained a sympathetic character despite his supposed contempt for children and dogs.