"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.
W.C. Fields Dr. is the largest and longest street at Universal Studios and the only street accessible to the public. An act of love and honor by Universal Studios in recognition of the great artists who graced their lots, W.C. Fields arguably the greatest.
W.C. Fields Dr., Universal Studios.
Universal Studios honors icons
and their families for street naming celebration.
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Allen Fields with son Austin Fields
in front of W.C. Fields Dr., Universal Studios, CA.
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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.
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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
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!
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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
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