{"product_id":"9781137473295","title":"W. C. Fields from Sound Film and Radio Comedy to Stardom Becoming a Cultural Icon","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePalgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eW. C. Fields from Sound Film and Radio Comedy to Stardom\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBecoming a Cultural Icon\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eArthur Frank Wertheim\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eW. 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur Frank Wertheim\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the first two volumes in the W.C. Fields trilogy illuminating the comedian’s life and career: \u003ci\u003eW. C. Fields from Burlesque and Vaudeville to Broadway \u003c\/i\u003e(Palgrave, 2014) and \u003ci\u003eW.C. Fields from the Ziegfeld Follies and Broadway Stage to the Screen \u003c\/i\u003e(Palgrave, 2016).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 January 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan UK\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781137473295\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e428\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324084322444,"sku":"9781137473295","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781137473295.jpg?v=1783552575","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781137473295","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}