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gptkbp:instanceOf
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screenwriter
actor
comedian
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1900
1946
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Star_on_the_Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1880-01-29
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_USA
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park,_Glendale
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:Caroline_Fields
gptkb:William_Claude_Fields_Jr.
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1946-12-25
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Pasadena,_California,_USA
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gptkbp:famousFor
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his distinctive voice
his love of alcohol
his comedic persona
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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"If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it."
"I never drink water. That is the stuff that rusts pipes."
"A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money."
"I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally."
"The best thing about animals is that they don’t talk much."
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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W. C. Fields
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gptkbp:influenced
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comedy films
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Mark_Twain
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:My_Little_Chickadee
gptkb:The_Bank_Dick
It's a Gift
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gptkbp:occupation
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vaudevillian
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gptkbp:signature
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W._C._Fields_signature
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gptkbp:spouse
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Hattie_Fields
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