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W. C. Fields

1880 - 1946

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William Claude Dukenfield (January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946), better known as W. C. Fields, was an American actor, comedian, juggler and writer. His career in show business began in vaudeville, where he attained international success as a silent juggler. He began to incorporate comedy into his act and was a featured comedian in the Ziegfeld Follies for several years. He became a star in the Broadway musical comedy Poppy (1923), in which he played a colorful small-time con man. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. W. C. Fields is the 3,420th most popular actor (down from 3,082nd in 2019), the 5,665th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,670th in 2019) and the 1,604th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, W. C. Fields ranks 3,420 out of 13,578. Before him are Sonja Wigert, David Proval, Stephen McHattie, Dodo Abashidze, Mamie Van Doren, and Anne Revere. After him are Casper Van Dien, Maggie Q, Kevin Pollak, Julian Beck, John Phillip Law, and R. G. Armstrong.

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Among people born in 1880, W. C. Fields ranks 136. Before him are Hans Hofmann, Dorothea Köring, Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani, Tom Mix, Mirza Kuchik Khan, and Ioannis Malokinis. After him are Nikolai Podvoisky, Konrad von Preysing, Richard Oswald, Seán O'Casey, Eugen Slutsky, and Zoltán Ozoray Schenker. Among people deceased in 1946, W. C. Fields ranks 143. Before him are Gerda Steinhoff, Danuta Siedzikówna, Karl Groos, Gualberto Villarroel, Victor Loret, and Alfred Stock. After him are Ada Adler, Aleksandr Bogomolets, Olivér Halassy, Blanche Bingley, Louis Bachelier, and Renée Jeanne Falconetti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, W. C. Fields ranks 5,665 out of 20,380. Before him are Mike Massimino (1962), Voltairine de Cleyre (1866), Mamie Van Doren (1931), Michael Foreman (1957), Anne Revere (1903), and Leo Huberman (1903). After him are Casper Van Dien (1968), Maggie Q (1979), Lyndon LaRouche (1922), Kevin Pollak (1957), George Segal (1924), and Jennifer Welles (1937).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, W. C. Fields ranks 1,604. Before him are Louise Dresser (1878), Kenny Ortega (1950), Kelly Hu (1968), David Proval (1942), Mamie Van Doren (1931), and Anne Revere (1903). After him are Casper Van Dien (1968), Maggie Q (1979), Kevin Pollak (1957), Julian Beck (1925), John Phillip Law (1937), and R. G. Armstrong (1917).

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