Fields for President
Published on 1. April 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-63076-171-4 (ISBN)
Description
In this wonderful parody from 1940, W.C. Fields announces his candidacy for America's highest office. He offers sound advice on a number of topics in classic Fields-style humor in his attempt to win votes. "Campaign resolutions are no better than New Year's resolutions," he writes. "They are thrown together hastily at the last minute, with never a thought as to how they may be gracefully broken. Now, I am a candidate with years of experience breaking New Year's resolutions, and what I can accomplish with those, I can certainly accomplish with campaign resolutions."
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Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
10 BW Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
182 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-63076-171-4 (9781630761714)
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W.C. Fields was an American comedian, actor, juggler and writer. His career in show business began in vaudeville. Eventually, he began to incorporate comedy into his act and went on to become a star in the Broadway musical Poppy. He had a long and successful career in show business. After his death, his legacy as an entertainer and performer led Woody Allen to dub him one of the six "genuine comic geniuses" in movie history.