W. C. Fields from Burlesque and Vaudeville to Broadway: Becoming a Comedian

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.

Author: A. Wertheim
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 12/17/2014
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.70w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781137300669

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.