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Fields married a fellow vaudevillian, chorus girl Harriet "Hattie" Hughes (1879–1963), on April 8, 1900. She became part of Fields's stage act, appearing as his assistant, whom he would blame entertainingly when he missed a trick. Hattie was educated and she tutored Fields in reading and writing during their travels.
Jun 21, 2017 · On April 8, 1900, at the age of 20, Fields married for the first and only time. Her name was Harriet "Hattie" Hughes. Hattie worked alongside Fields in his vaudeville juggling act as his assistant. In the act, Fields would humorously blame her when he made a mistake.
Wife of comedian, W.C. Fields. She appeared briefly in his stage act after they were married. ~ Harriet acted as stage assistant for W.C. Fields for two years prior to their marriage in 1900. The couple separated in 1907 but never divorced. When Fields died in 1946, Harriet only received $10,000 of the $800,000...
May 29, 2018 · FIELDS, W. C.Nationality: American. Born: William Claude Dukenfield in Philadelphia, 10 February 1879 or 29 January 1880. Family: Married Harriet "Hattie" Hughes, 1900.
W.C. Fields. Actor: It's a Gift. William Claude Dukenfield was the eldest of five children born to Cockney immigrant James Dukenfield and Philadelphia native Kate Felton. He went to school for four years, then quit to work with his father selling vegetables from a horse cart. At eleven, after many fights with his alcoholic father (who hit him on the head with a shovel), he ran away from home ...
- January 29, 1880
- December 25, 1946
Apr 4, 2022 · Birthday: January 29, 1880 ( Aquarius) Born In: Darby, Pennsylvania, United States. Actors #2729. Comedians #532. Film & Theater Personalities #5767. Quick Facts. Also Known As: William Claude Dukenfield. Died At Age: 66. Family: Spouse/Ex-: Harriet Hughes (m. 1900–1946) father: James Lydon Dukenfield. mother: Kate Spangler.
Chorus girl. Together c. 1914 to c. 1916; gave birth to a son William on August 15, 1917, who later claimed to be Fields' illegitimate son; Fields reportedly paid child support for the boy until 1927 when Poole signed an agreement that William would make no further claims on any future inheritances and swearing that Fields was not the boy's father in return for $20,000 paid by Fields.
