W. C. Fields from Burlesque and Vaudeville to Broadway

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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.

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Arthur Frank Wertheim has written several books on twentieth-century American culture, including <em>Vaudeville Wars</em>, <em>The New York Little Renaissance</em>, and <em>Radio Comedy</em>. He has co-edited three volumes: <em>The Papers of Will Rogers</em> and edited <em>Will Rogers at the Ziegfeld Follies</em> and <em>American Popular Culture</em>. 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.<div>  <br/> </div>

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