W. C. Fields: A Biography

The legend of W. C. Fields has persisted for more than half a century--the gin-guzzling misanthrope about whom Leo Rosten famously said, "Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad." But there was another Fields, the man behind the character of the red-nosed card sharp, who wrote, directed, and performed in some of the most enduring comedies of all time, including "It's a Gift," "My Little Chickadee," and "The Bank Dick." Fields' career spanned the whole of the 20th Century--first i...