W. C. Fields

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater none (self-taught)
gptkbp:awardReceived 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 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
vaudeville performances
gptkbp:medium gptkb:film
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:theatre
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
John Lithgow
gptkbp:religion agnosticism
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park,_Glendale
gptkbp:signature "Never give a sucker an even break"
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it"
W. C. Fields signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Harriet_Hughes
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:W._C._Fields:_By_Himself
gptkb:W._C._Fields:_Straight_Up
gptkb:W._C._Fields_and_Me
gptkbp:yearsActive 1898–1946
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Groucho_Letters
gptkb:Ziegfeld_Follies
gptkb:The_Bank_Dick
gptkb:Sally_of_the_Sawdust
gptkb:The_Big_Broadcast_of_1938
gptkb:The_Big_Broadcast_of_1939
gptkb:The_Great_McGonigle
gptkb:David_Copperfield_(1935_film)
gptkb:My_Little_Chickadee
gptkb:Orpheum_Circuit
gptkb:The_Old-Fashioned_Way
gptkb:David_Copperfield_(1935)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6