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W.C. Fields

W.c. Fields's biography

W.C. Fields is often nicknamed as BillUncle Claudie. According to year of birth 1880 W.C. Fields belongs to . Birthday on 29th of January means W.C. Fields is Aquarius. Aquarius is an Airy sign. They are smart thinkers, social, communicative, independent and intelligent people.

How did W.c. Fields die

W.C. Fields died on on Wednesday 25th of December 1946 when he was 66 years old. W.c. Fieldss death was caused by stomach hemorrhage.

Awards and competitions

W.c. Fields's Awards

  • He was awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 7004 Hollywood Blvd. and for Radio at 6316 Hollywood Blvd.

W.c. Fields's quotes

  • 'Twas a woman drove me to drink. I never had the courtesy to thank her.
  • I never drink anything stronger than gin before breakfast.
  • [when asked why he never drank water] I'm afraid it will become habit-forming.
  • [when asked what he would like his epitaph to read] On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia.
  • [when asked whether he liked children] Ah, yes . . . boiled or fried.
  • [when "caught" reading a Bible] Just looking for loopholes.
  • Wouldn't it be terrible if I quoted some reliable statistics which prove that more people are driven insane through religious hysteria than by drinking alcohol?
  • Horse sense is what a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.
  • What contemptible scoundrel stole the cork from my lunch?
  • What fiend put pineapple juice in my pineapple juice?
  • If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then give up. No use being a damned fool about it.
  • Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite, and furthermore always carry a small snake.
  • Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.
  • What a gorgeous day. What effulgent sunshine. It was a day of this sort the McGillicuddy brothers murdered their mother with an axe.
  • Hell, I never vote for anybody. I always vote against.
  • Children should neither be seen nor heard from...ever again.
  • [looking back on his life] You know, I'd like to see how I would've made out without liquor.
  • I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.
  • The only thing a lawyer won't question is the legitimacy of his mother.
  • Start every day with a smile, and get it over with.
  • Women are like elephants. They are interesting to look at, but I wouldn't like to own one.
  • [on reading the Bible] I admit I scanned it once, searching for some movie plots . . . but I found only a pack of wild lies.
  • A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.
  • Marriage is better than leprosy, because it's easier to get rid of.
  • There comes a time in the affairs of man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation.
  • [about comedian Bert Williams] He was the funniest man I ever saw, and the saddest man I ever knew.
  • [on Charles Chaplin] He's the best ballet dancer in the world.
  • Hollywood is the gold cap on a tooth that should have been pulled out years ago.
  • I gargle with whiskey several times a day, and I haven't had a cold in years.
  • The cost of living has gone up another dollar a quart.
  • After two days in the hospital, I took a turn for the nurse.
  • The best cure for insomnia is to get a lot of sleep.
  • Drown in a cold vat of whiskey? Death, where is thy sting?
  • A man who loves whiskey and hates kids can't be all that bad.
  • Ah, yes, Mae West--a plumber's idea of Cleopatra . . .
  • Ah, the patter of little feet. There's nothing like having a midget for a butler.
  • I never drink water because of the disgusting things fish do in it.
  • I once spent a year in Philadelphia. I think it was a Sunday.
  • If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull.
  • If there's a will, prosperity can't be far behind.
  • The laziest man I ever met put popcorn in his pancakes so they would turn over by themselves.
  • [on children] I'm beginning to understand those animals you read about, where the mother has got to hide the young so the father won't eat them.
  • Christmas at my house is always six or seven times more pleasant than everywhere else. We start drinking early. And when everyone is seeing one Santa Claus, we'll be seeing six or seven.
  • [on his death bed] You know, I've been thinking about those poor little newspaper boy out there. Peddling their papers in cold and rain, [the] sole support of their mothers. I want to do something for them . . . on second thought, fuck 'em.
  • [after being yelled at by a neighbor for shooting birds who were flying over his lawn] I'll go on shooting the bastards until they learn to shit green.
  • I've been asked if I ever get the DTs. I don't know. It's hard to tell where Hollywood ends and the DTs begin.

W.c. Fields's body shape

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