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Man on the Flying Trapeze: The Life and Times of W. C. Fields
Man on the Flying Trapeze The Life and Times of W C Fields Author:Simon Louvish Man on the Flying Trapeze is the first biography in decades-and the only accurate one-of the beloved cinematic curmudgeon and inimitable comic genius W. C. Fields. Simon Louvish brilliantly sifts through evidence of Fields's own self-creation to illuminate the vaudeville world from which Fields sprang and his struggles with studios and cens... more »ors to make his hilarious films-in the process confirming suspicions (yes, he did drink) and confounding them (he doted on his grandchildren).« less