The Librarian of Congress, Dr. James Billington, says, “W.C. Fields is the Icon of American Culture and Humor.”
Adam McKay, Director of Anchorman 2, December 2013: “You’re literally naming one of my all-time favorites.” Read more testimonials...
DAVID LYNCH on W.C. FIELDS
In interviews through the years, David Lynch always listed W.C. Fields as his favorite comedy actor and It’s A Gift as one of his favorite films. Citing W.C. Fields portrait of the human condition and exaggerating what we all witness as the social reality worthy of criticism and empathy.
Jay Weissberg of Variety International and Pordenone Silent Film Festival has said, "I'm not surprised that It's a Gift was one of Lynch's favorite films -- it remains one of the most deliriously anarchic and freeing movies ever made. I'd be surprised if it wasn't one of Buñuel's favorites as well. If only we had a popular artist who could similarly skewer bourgeois morals and self-serving power in the same way." (January 2025)
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.”