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W. C. Fields

A Bio-Bibliography

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Type
Biographies
Subject
Actor
Keywords
W.C. Fields, humor
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Publisher
Greenwood
Collection
Popular Culture Bio-Bibliographies
Language
English
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Paperback233 pages
6 x 9 ¼ inches (15.5 x 23.5 cm)
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0-313-23875-8
978-0-313-23875-8
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Book Presentation:
"All students of the `Great Man's'career will have to rely on this work. . . . Perhaps Gehring's greatest contributio here is his discussion of 23 sketches that Fields copyrighted that are now in the Library of Congress." Choice

Press Reviews:
"Gehring has produced a meticulously researched biobibliography of W.C. Fields. All students of the Great Man's' career will have to rely on this work.... Perhaps Gehring's greatest contribution here is his discussion of 23 sketches that Fields copyrighted which are now in the Library of Congress. ... Gehring's work will be useful for undergraduate readers and above."-Choice

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