W.C. Fields Comedy Festival at the Grand Theatre, Center for the Arts with special guest Ronald J. Fields.
Ronald J. Fields with a W.C. Fields' puppet created by Dennis Lancaster for the W.C. Fields Comedy Festival at the Grand Theatre, Center for the Arts, Tracy, CA, September 29—October 2, 2011. [Click on the poster to enlarge.]
W.C. Fields Festival at the Film Forum, New York, April 22 through May 3, 2011.
Ronald J. Fields and Dr. Harriet Fields offer “insights into the life and work of their grandfather” in the July issue of Classic Images. Save the PDF file!
www.classicimages.comDr. Harriet Fields and Ronald J. Fields speak at the opening of the W.C. Fields Festival, Film Forum, New York, April 22, 2011.Dr. Harriet Fields and Ronald J. Fields.
W.C. Fields on Broadway Again! This glorious W.C. Fields Exhibit at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, May 19 through August 21. is 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.”
W.C. Fields' films were featured at The 2010 Fall Cinesation Film Preservation Festival, September 23—26, in Massillon, OH at the historic Lincoln Theatre. Opened in 1915, the Lincoln is the oldest continually operating movie theatre in this country. It is always thrilling to interact with audiences who love our grandfather's films and to see in lights on the theatre marquee “2010 W.C. Fields Classic Films.”