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Lew Fields

Lew Fields (born Moses Schoenfeld, January 1867 – July 20, 1941) was an American actor, comedian, vaudeville star, theatre manager, and producer. He was part of a comedy duo with Joe Weber. He also produced shows on his own and starred in comedy films.

Lew Fields

Moses Schoenfeld

January 1867
Poland

July 20, 1941(1941-07-20) (aged 74)

Beverly Hills, California, U.S.

Actor, comedian

1913-1940

Rose Harris (1893-1941) (his death)[1]

Dorothy Fields
Herbert Fields
Joseph Fields

Personal life[edit]

Fields was the father of Dorothy, Herbert and Joseph, all of whom enjoyed theatrical careers of their own. Fields was Jewish.[7][8]

Legacy[edit]

The backstage hostility in Neil Simon's play and film The Sunshine Boys is reportedly based on the team of Smith and Dale, not Weber and Fields.

Old Dutch (1915)

(1916)

The Man Who Stood Still

(1917)

The Barker

(1917)

The Corner Grocer

(1925)

Friendly Enemies

(1927)

Two Flaming Youths

(1937)

Blossoms on Broadway

(1939)

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

at IMDb

Lew Fields

at the Internet Broadway Database

Lew Fields

at the Internet Archive

Collected Works of Weber & Fields

Link to text of Weber and Fields comic routine