Rare W. C. Fields Signature Autograph As Mahatma Kane Jeeves Actor Celebrity
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Reference Number: Avaluer:58647531 | Original/Reproduction: Original |
Signed by: W.C. Fields | Object Type: Photograph |
Industry: Movies |
William Claude Dukenfield, better known as W. C. Fields, was an actor, comedian, writer. Fields often contributed to the scripts of his films under unusual pseudonyms. They include The Bank Dick, written as "Mahatma Kane Jeeves", a play on Mahatma and a phrase an aristocrat might use when about to leave the house: "My hat, my cane, Jeeves".
Provenance: WC Fields Autographed this photo for my father, who later bec...ame the director / member of the Toronto Film Society, where he screened and hosted W.C. Fields' films and discussions. Our home is filled with W.C. Fields' memorabilia, from photographs, to news clippings, film reels, and such curios as clothes' hangers.
The autographed photo reads: "Merry Christmas Ted! Mahatma Kane Jeeves"
The Photo is approx. 8x10 on a sheet 8.25x11".
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