Who took the role of W C Fields in the 1976 film 'W C Fields and Me'?
W. C. Fields and Me W. C. Fields and Me W. C. Fields and Me is a 1976 American biographical film released by Universal Pictures, directed by Arthur Hiller and starring Rod Steiger and Valerie Perrine. The screenplay by Bob Merrill is based on a memoir by Carlotta Monti, mistress of actor W. C. Fields during the last 14 years of his life. The story begins in 1924 in New York City, where W. C. Fields is a Ziegfeld Follies headliner, and ends with his 1946 death in California at age 66. In between, it dramatizes his life and career with emphasis on the latter
W. C. Fields and Me purists undoubtedly will be outraged with the many inaccuracies in it], this movie biography . . . has a certain appeal thanks to Steiger's handling of the lead role . . . Rather than ape Fields, [he] creates his own interpretation of the man, capturing subtle nuances that create a better-rounded character." The film has never been released on home video due to the successful efforts of Fields' grandson, a judge in California, to keep it from public view. W. C. Fields and Me W. C. Fields and Me is a 1976 American biographical film released by Universal Pictures, directed