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Arthur Frank Wertheim

Comedy
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Aktuelle Bücher W. C. Fields from Sound Film and Radio Comedy to Stardom W.C. Fields from the Ziegfeld Follies and Broadway Stage to the Screen

Arthur Frank Wertheim is the author of the first two volumes in the W.C. Fields trilogy illuminating the comedian’s life and career: W. C. Fields from Burlesque and Vaudeville to Broadway (Palgrave, 2014) and W.C. Fields from the Ziegfeld Follies and Broadway Stage to the Screen (Palgrave, 2016).

W. C. Fields from Sound Film and Radio Comedy to Stardom

W. C. Fields from Sound Film and Radio Comedy to Stardom

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.

  • Wertheim, Arthur Frank
  • 2019-01-21
W.C. Fields from the Ziegfeld Follies and Broadway Stage to the Screen

W.C. Fields from the Ziegfeld Follies and Broadway Stage to the Screen

This book reveals how Fields became a character comedian while performing in Broadway’s most illustrious revue, the Ziegfeld Follies.As the first biography to use the recently opened Fields Papers at the Motion Picture Academy, the book explores how Fields years as a Follies entertainer portraying a beleaguered husband and a captivating conman became a landmark turning point in his career, leading to his fame as a masterful film comedian.

  • Wertheim, Arthur Frank
  • 2018-07-15
W.C. Fields from the Ziegfeld Follies and Broadway Stage to the Screen

W.C. Fields from the Ziegfeld Follies and Broadway Stage to the Screen

This book reveals how Fields became a character comedian while performing in Broadway’s most illustrious revue, the Ziegfeld Follies.As the first biography to use the recently opened Fields Papers at the Motion Picture Academy, the book explores how Fields years as a Follies entertainer portraying a beleaguered husband and a captivating conman became a landmark turning point in his career, leading to his fame as a masterful film comedian.

  • Wertheim, Arthur Frank
  • 2017-01-18