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Feb 17, 1971 · LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16— W. Claude Fields Jr., lawyer and a son of the late W. C. Fields, died today in St. John's Hospital, Santa Monica. He was in his sixties. His father the comedian died...
William Claude Dukenfield (January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946), better known as W. C. Fields, was an American actor, comedian, juggler, and writer. Fields's career in show business began in vaudeville, where he attained international success as a silent juggler.
28 Jul 1904. Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA. Death. 16 Feb 1971 (aged 66) Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Burial. Holy Cross Cemetery. Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map. Plot. Mausoleum, Block 153, Crypt C3. Memorial ID. 5335. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 5. Flowers 88.
Brief Life History of William Claude. When William Claude Fields Jr. was born on 28 July 1904, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, his father, William Claude Dukenfield, was 24 and his mother, Harriet Veronica Hughes, was 25. He married Mrs Dukenfield about 1921, in Pennsylvania, United States.
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Frustrated and very sick, W.C. Fields left the movie business for good. Not long after that, W.C. lay in a hospital bed, his condition serious. It was the Christmas season 1946, and Gene Fowler, the writer, John Decker, the painter, and Dave Chasen, the restaurateur, paid a visit to their ailing friend. The trio walked quietly down the hall ...
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Jun 21, 2017 · The couple had a son together in 1904 named William Claude Fields, Jr. Although Fields was devoutly anti-religion, because of Hattie's influence, he agreed to have his son baptized. Although Fields faithfully supported his wife and son for 40 years, he called them "vultures" who were after his money and he very rarely saw them.
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.
