
LOS ANGELES -- Everett Fields thought about following his grandfather, W. C. Fields, into show business -- for a few minutes.
He was a senior in college, and he accompanied his dad, W. C. Fields Jr., to a tribute to the entertainer at the Huntington Hartford Theater.The host had heard that Everett Fields did imitations of his grandfather and urged him to perform.
"I told jokes, and the audience laughed, for 10 minutes," recalled Fields, who looks and... (continued)