W. C. Fields by Himself", it was shown that Fields was married (and subsequently estranged from his wife), and financially supported their son and loved his grandchildren. Fields was born William Claude Dukenfield in Darby, Pennsylvania, the oldest child of a working-class family. His father, James Lydon Dukenfield (1840–1913), was from an English family that emigrated from Sheffield, England in 1854. James Dukenfield served in Company M of the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War and was wounded in 1863. Fields' mother, Kate Spangler Felton (1854–1925), was a Protestant of British ancestry. The 1876 "Philadelphia City Directory "lists James Dukenfield
The Wee Man (comedian) The Wee Man (comedian) Neil Bratchpiece, (born 24 October 1983) better known by his pseudonym The Wee Man, is a Scottish comedian, actor and writer. He has appeared in character in several popular YouTube videos. Bratchpiece was born in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, U.K., on 24 October 1983, into a family of Jewish descent and attended Dalziel High School. His father Mark, and brother David were both stand-up comedians. Bratchpiece started his involvement in comedy whilst at school, and again at the University of Glasgow. The Wee Man character first rose to prominence in 2007 when he appeared in the viral