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W. C. Fields was a virtuoso comedian, often called a comic genius, legendary iconoclast, and "Great Man," who brought so much laughter to millions while enduring so much anguish. This book explores his little-known, long stage career from 1898 to 1930, which had a major influence on his comedy and screen presence.
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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The Labyrinth to the Ziegfeld Follies
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Epilogue: The Defining Moment
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Back Matter
About the author
Arthur Frank Wertheim has written several books on twentieth-century American culture, including Vaudeville Wars, The New York Little Renaissance, and Radio Comedy. He has co-edited three volumes: The Papers of Will Rogers and edited Will Rogers at the Ziegfeld Follies and American Popular Culture. A former American history professor at the University of Southern California, USA, as well as visiting professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA, his awards range from a Fulbright grant to teach at the University of Indonesia to a fellowship on biography at The Norman Mailer Center, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: W. C. Fields from Burlesque and Vaudeville to Broadway
Book Subtitle: Becoming a Comedian
Authors: Arthur Frank Wertheim
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137300676
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Media & Culture Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-30066-9Published: 17 December 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-67144-1Published: 19 February 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-30067-6Published: 09 November 2016
Series ISSN: 2947-5767
Series E-ISSN: 2947-5775
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 264
Topics: Screen Studies, American Cinema and TV, Theatre and Performance Studies, Performing Arts, Literature, general, Arts