WC Fields, American comedian and actor, 1934-1935. [Getty Images]

WC Fields, American comedian and actor, 1934-1935. Born William Claude Dukenfield, Fields was one of the iconic figures in American comedy of the first half of the 20th century. In his movie career he appeared in 16 silent and 38 talking pictures between 1915 and 1942. Taken from Meet the Film Stars, by Seton Margrave. (London, 1934-1935). (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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