书目名称 | W. C. Fields from Sound Film and Radio Comedy to Stardom |
副标题 | Becoming a Cultural |
编辑 | Arthur Frank Wertheim |
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概述 | Completes the first biography to use the recently opened W.C. Papers at the Film Academy in Beverly Hills.Describes both Fields‘s private life and showbusiness career and how they intertwined.Explores |
丛书名称 | Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History |
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描述 | W. C. Fields is known as a virtuoso comedian and legendary iconoclast who gave the gift of laughter to multitudes. As the first author to use the newly-opened Fields Papers at the Academy library, Arthur Frank Wertheim illuminates the comedian’s arduous ascent to stardom during Hollywood‘s golden age. The book reveals details of Fields’s turbulent private life, from his wife‘s refusal to divorce, to his estranged son, and to his fleeting relationships with women. Here is a portrait of an aggrieved artist whose emotional anguish found refuge in his poignant comedy about life’s frustrations and the human condition. This third volume in Wertheim‘s trilogy documents Fields‘s rise to iconic status during the counterculture 1960s, creating a legacy of his comedy for generations to come. |
出版日期 | Book Nov 20181st edition |
关键词 | arts; culture; film; film and television; film history; history; icon; media; media studies; music; radio; stag |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-47065-2 |
issn_series | 2947-5767 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 |