W.C. Fields

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater none (self-taught)
gptkbp:award gptkb:Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame_star
gptkbp:birthDate 1880-01-29
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:William_Claude_Dukenfield
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Darby,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath alcohol-related illness
gptkbp:child gptkb:William_Claude_Fields_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate 1946-12-25
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Pasadena,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:genre gptkb:comedy
satire
slapstick
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label W.C. Fields
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Bob_Hope
gptkb:Johnny_Carson
gptkb:Woody_Allen
gptkbp:influencedBy vaudeville tradition
gptkbp:knownFor comic persona
sarcastic wit
gptkbp:medium gptkb:film
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:theatre
silent film
vaudeville
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Bank_Dick
gptkb:It's_a_Gift
gptkb:Never_Give_a_Sucker_an_Even_Break
gptkb:You_Can't_Cheat_an_Honest_Man
gptkb:My_Little_Chickadee
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:writer
actor
comedian
juggler
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Rod_Steiger
gptkbp:religion agnostic
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park,_Glendale
gptkbp:signature "Never give a sucker an even break"
W.C. Fields signature.svg
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it"
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Harriet_Hughes
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:W.C._Fields:_Straight_Up_(documentary)
gptkb:W.C._Fields_and_Me_(film)
gptkb:W.C._Fields_by_Himself_(book)
gptkbp:yearsActive 1898–1946
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Falstaff
gptkb:Great_Mausoleum
gptkb:Douglaston
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5