W. C. Fields Quotes


Never mind what I told you - you do as I tell you.


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.