W. C. Fields : his follies and fortunes (1949)

Record Details:

Title:
W. C. Fields : his follies and fortunes
Date:
1949
Publisher:
Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, Inc.
Volume:
W. C. Fields : his follies and fortunes
Leaf #:
000284
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures--Biography
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
August 08, 2024
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W. C. Fields On the legitimate stage I worked for such master showmen as Earl Carroll, Flo Ziegfeld (for whom I worked for nine successive years, never missing a performance), George White, etc., etc. In radio I worked for Chase & Sanborn and Lucky Strike Cigarettes and I quit both engagements of my own volition. I have never been late or missed a performance either on screen, stage, or radio in some forty-odd years. It is true that I occasionally take a little rum and Coca-Cola or a martini medicinally, but I am very proud of my record. I refer you to the above first-line directors for verification of the veracity of this statement. I don't mean this venomously. I love the guy. But I have been looking for an excuse to take a full-page ad in the Reporter for some time, and here it is. Defendant rests. W. C. FIELDS Comedian at Large Without Portfolio 252