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Lew Fields est un Acteur né le 1 janvier 1867

Lew Fields

Lew Fields
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Nom de naissance Moses Schoenfeld
Naissance 1 janvier 1867
Mort 20 juillet 1941 (à 74 ans)

Lew Fields (January 1867 - July 20, 1941, Beverly Hills, California), born as Moses Schoenfeld, was an American actor, comedian, vaudeville star, theatre manager, and producer.

Biographie

Fields was half of the great comic duo Weber and Fields, the other half being Joe Weber. Fields and Weber started performing in museums, circuses and variety houses in New York City. The young men had a "Dutch act" in which both portrayed German immigrants. Such "dialect acts" (German dialects, Irish dialects, Jewish/Yiddish dialects, Blackface and Black/African American vernacular English) were extremely common at the time, the comedy coming from the actors' mangling of the English language and dropping of malapropisms as they undertook life in America.

In the case of Weber and Fields (or "Mike and Meyer" as their characters were known) and many of the other acts of this genre, this often involved stereotyping by dress and behavior, as well as comedic and often sympathetic portrayals of the characters' attempts to fit into American society. "Crafty schemes" of "making it big" in America, as well as the attempts of mere survival of immigrant poverty in America, were written into the script of these acts. A typical "Mike and Meyer" routine involved Mike, the short and clever one, unsuccessfully trying to coach Meyer, the tall and simple one, in a scheme to get them a free lunch at a working-class saloon.



The two toured successfully for many years, becoming one of the most popular and profitable acts in vaudeville. In 1896, the partners opened the Weber and Fields Music Hall, where they produced very successful burlesques of popular Broadway shows. In the music hall's casts were some of the greatest performers and comics on the American stage at that time, including Lillian Russell, Ross and Fenton, Fay Templeton, and DeWolf Hopper. Some of their routines were Pousse Cafe, Hurly Burly, Whirl-I-Gig, Fiddle-Dee-Dee, Hoity-Toity, Twirly Whirly, and Whoop-de-Doo.

The duo separated in 1904, and Weber took over operations at the music hall. Fields also went on to produce many musicals. When Fields starred in the 1911 stage comedy, The Hen-Pecks, one of the supporting comedians in the cast was Vernon Castle, who went on to become a famous ballroom dancer. In 1921, Fred Allen and Nora Bayes toured with Fields. During the tour the orchestra was conducted by 19-year-old Richard Rodgers.



In 1923, Weber and Fields partnered yet again for a Lee DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film short, where the team recreated their famous pool hall routine. This film premiered at the Rivoli Theater in New York City on 15 April 1923. Three years later, the duo were among those supporting Will Rogers and Mary Garden on the NBC Radio Network's November 15, 1926 debut broadcast. Their own NBC series followed in 1931.
Weber and Fields also reunited for the 27 December 1932 inaugural show at Radio City Music Hall, which proved to be the last stage appearance of the two performers as a team. In the RKO Radio Pictures film, The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939), Fields appeared as himself, re-enacting a slapstick comedy scene from The Hen-Pecks. They gave a cameo performance performing their "casino" routine in the 1940 movie Lillian Russell.

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Filmographie de Lew Fields (5 films)

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Lillian Russell, 2h7
Réalisé par Irving Cummings
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Biographie, Musical
Thèmes La musique, Musique, Films pour enfants
Acteurs Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Henry Fonda, Tyrone Power, Edward Arnold, Warren William
Rôle Lui-même
Note63% 3.194253.194253.194253.194253.19425
Histoire de vie de la star musicale de sa découverte en 1890 par le chef de groupe Tony Pastor jusqu'à sa retraite en 1912 quand elle a épousé le journaliste Alexander Moore.
La Grande Farandole, 1h33
Réalisé par H. C. Potter
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Guerre, Biographie, Historique, Musical, Romance
Thèmes Danse, La musique, Transport, Aviation, Musique, Politique
Acteurs Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, Walter Brennan, Lew Fields, Victor Varconi
Rôle Lew Fields
Note68% 3.447893.447893.447893.447893.44789
Irène et Vernon Castle rêvent d'avoir leur propre numéro de danse. Après des essais infructeux aux États-Unis, ils décident de partir pour Paris ...