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W. C. Fields from Sound Film and Radio Comedy to Stardom - Becoming a Cultural Icon (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018) Loot Price: R3,667
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W. C. Fields from Sound Film and Radio Comedy to Stardom - Becoming a Cultural Icon (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Arthur Frank...

W. C. Fields from Sound Film and Radio Comedy to Stardom - Becoming a Cultural Icon (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

Arthur Frank Wertheim

Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History

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W. C. Fields is known as a virtuoso comedian and legendary iconoclast who gave the gift of laughter to multitudes. As the first author to use the newly-opened Fields Papers at the Academy library, Arthur Frank Wertheim illuminates the comedian's arduous ascent to stardom during Hollywood's golden age. The book reveals details of Fields's turbulent private life, from his wife's refusal to divorce, to his estranged son, and to his fleeting relationships with women. Here is a portrait of an aggrieved artist whose emotional anguish found refuge in his poignant comedy about life's frustrations and the human condition. This third volume in Wertheim's trilogy documents Fields's rise to iconic status during the counterculture 1960s, creating a legacy of his comedy for generations to come.

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Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History
Release date: 2019
First published: 2018
Authors: Arthur Frank Wertheim
Dimensions: 210 x 148 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 428
Edition: 1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13: 978-1-137-47329-5
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > General
Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre
Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre
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LSN: 1-137-47329-0
Barcode: 9781137473295

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