"If I can make them laugh and through that laughter make this old world seem just a little brighter, then I am satisfied." W.C. Fields
Welcome to the official Web site for W.C. Fields, owned and operated by W.C. Fields Productions, Inc.
There is no instance in the human condition we cannot find some solace in the humor of W.C. Fields.
W.C. Fields speaks truth to authority with dignity, respect, and kindness. He fights for the underdog, the common person. Bottom line, W.C. Fields made and makes the world laugh – the best medicine of all.
Universal Studios W.C. Fields Street Celebration in honor of the naming
of a street at Universal Studios for W.C. Fields, February 2, 2012
– pictures to follow.
W.C. Fields Comedy Festival, Grand Theatre for the Arts, Tracy, CA,
September 30 – October 2, 2011. Ronald J. Fields special guest.
Ronald J. Fields with W.C. Fields' puppet. Created by Dennis Lancaster
for the W.C. Fields Comedy Festival, Grand Theatre for the Arts, Tracy, CA,
September 29 – October 2, 2011.
presents
It's A Gift added to National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, 2010!
"The popularity and influence of W.C. Fields continues with each succeeding generation, distinguishing him as one of the greatest American comedians of the 20th century."
Library of Congress, 2010
2010 Highlights
W.C. Fields on Broadway again!
The glorious W.C. Fields Exhibit at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
at Lincoln Center – May 19 through August 21.
An Exhibit of Love and Family.
Curator, Dr. Barbara Cohen-Stratyner said, “This W.C. Fields' exhibit is wonderful....
the attendance outstanding.”
June and July W.C. Fields' films featured at the Tuesday afternoon film series of
the Library for the Performing Arts.
Some of the comments from attendees and film staff are
“The auditorium was packed at every screening”,
“Such warmth and love from the audience”,
“W.C. Fields' humor was not violent, it was not mean, he did not hit people,
he was humane and kind”,
“I haven't laughed so hard in years”,
“His humor is as relevant today, and he endures because it comes from the heart”.
June 6, Screening of Million Dollar Legs with commentary by John Oliver of
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
June 8, Interview on National Public Radio (NPR), The Leonard Lopate Show about
“The Great W.C. Fields”.
September 23–26, 2010 Fall Cinesation Film Preservation Festival featuring W.C. Fields.
W.C. Fields' Tributes
The Librarian of Congress, Dr. James Billington, says, “W.C. Fields is the Icon of American Culture and Humor”.
Zach Galifianakis star of The Hangover and rising comedian credits W.C. Fields as his influence, May 29, 2010, MySpace: Influences – my family, my friends and wc fields…
Judd Apatow on Make Em Laugh, PBS 2009, “W.C. Fields is the funniest guy of everybody, ever.”
Conan O'Brien on Inside Actors Studio with James Lipton, 2009, – Who makes you Laugh?
“W.C. Fields I think is maybe the funniest man that ever lived.”
W.C. Fields on Broadway again!
John Cleese in introduction to Turner Classic Movies W.C. Fields star of the month, June 2001.
“I discovered W.C. Fields long after I was familiar with Chaplin, Keaton, and Laurel and Hardy and immediately liked him best….Fields had the courage to play the disreputable character and the brilliance to make riskier and more profound jokes than others.”
“Fields was doing Python-esq things long before Python.”
“At a time when political correctness often stifles honesty and impulse to laugh and genuine wit is in such short supply, I think nothing could be healthier than the re-discovery of this most original, perceptive and unrepentant of comedians.”
Others say he is the first example of American humor. W.C. Fields is not slapstick, his humor is cerebral. As in all works of art, every time we see or hear a Fields' film, we see or hear some thing new. W.C. Fields studied us, the travelers in the daily journey of life and the human condition, and then served it back to us in his artistry through humor.
Publications
