Radio Enthusiasts of Puget Sound Present W.C. Fields - Radio and Film Careers in the Golden Age, program created by Dr. Harriet Fields, the Great One’s granddaughter.

W.C. Fields' Timeless Art in all forms: featured here at REPS (Radio Enthusiasts of Puget Sound), Seattle, WA, February 5, 2022.

REPS and Dr. Harriet Fields Present: W.C. Fields – Radio and Film Careers in the Golden Age read the blog article...
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Slapstick Festival 2022, Bristol UK honors W.C. Fields with screening of Sally of the Sawdust, January 28, 2022, one day before the anniversary of W.C. Fields' birth on January 29.

Dr. Harriet Fields, granddaughter and Patron of the Slapstick Festival 2022, will share a message online with an introduction by Chris Serle. This event includes live piano accompaniment by John Sweeney.

Studio photo of W.C. Fields and Carol Dempster in Sally of the Sawdust.
W.C. Fields with Carol Dempster in Sally of the Sawdust (1925).
Dir: D.W. Griffith.

Filmed in Astoria Studios, Queens, NY. The year before (1924), W.C. Fields starred on Broadway in Poppy, the stage version of the silent film Sally of the Sawdust. In ​​1934, W.C. Fields starred in Hollywood in the talking film Poppy.

W.C. Fields is the only Icon who, ​after touring the world performing, stayed in New York in the 1920's starring on the Broadway stage, with forays across the East River to make his silent films, perfecting his timing, and growing love and admiration of audiences and sister/fellow performers. Of all the Icons, W.C. Fields is the only one to find success in talking films and radio in Hollywood.

Powerhouse Films, UK issues My Little Chickadee as part of a box set of Mae West films. This UK distribution includes The Film Foundation's restored version of the classic film!

Martin Scorsese and Stephen Spielberg of The Film Foundation partner with Universal to restore a “handpicked selection of Universal's classic titles”. Of all W.C. Fields' films at Universal, Scorsese and Spielberg choose My Little Chickadee for their partnership with the Universal restoration project.

Founded by Martin Scorsese, The Film Foundation's mission is to preserve and restore the global art form of film and to make their work “accessible to the public through programming at festivals, museums, and educational institutions around the world”.

Poster with headshots of Mae West and W.C. Fields.
Candid photo at gathering with Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg posing together.
Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg add technical and artistic expertise to Universal partnership in film restoration project for My Little Chickadee.

That is our goal for our grandfather, so generations to come can know the joy and comfort that W.C. Fields' art through humor brings to the human condition. Powerhouse Films, UK edition includes an interview in appreciation of My Little Chickadee with Dr. Harriet Fields, granddaughter.

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Slapstick Festival 2021 from Bristol, England live online March 1—7. Opening March 1 features W.C. Fields with films, introductions to the films and interview with granddaughter Dr. Harriet Fields. A rare opportunity to hear W.C. Fields' granddaughter ‘in conversation’ discussing the life and work of her legendary grandfather and to ask Harriet questions. Read more...

Silent comedy double bill of W.C. Fields' Running Wild (1927) and Pool Sharks (1915). Live piano accompaniment provided by John Sweeney. Book now...

Running Wild movie poster with W.C. Fields wearing boxing gloves and a silhouette of a lion in the background.
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Pool Sharks poster with W.C. Fields sitting on pool table surrounded by a crowd of people.
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Eric Grayson's virtual Vintage Movie Night features W.C. Fields this Saturday, Feburary 20, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. ET, with rare clips of W.C. Fields' iconic radio and film careers as a seamless whole in the Timeless Golden Age.

Pre-register here, for access to the movie and post-discussion links. W.C. Fields’ granddaughter, Dr. Harriet Fields, presents clips from W.C. Fields' films, family photos, and a number of rare radio appearances. She will be assisted by radio/film historian Rob Farr.

W.C. Fields' New Year's gift.
TCM to screen It's a Gift during primetime 8 p.m. January 1, 2021.

W.C. Fields' gift of hope for 2021—follow your dream!

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Movie poster showing W.C. Fields with shaving cream and Baby LeRoy.

“Aww, That's Awful” from It's a Gift (1934), W.C. Fields' third film on the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.