Fields was born in New York City, the son of vaudevilleanLew Fields. He graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School and attended New York University before enrolling in the American Expeditionary Force during World War I, after which he remained in Paris until 1922 working in the perfume business. He moved to Los Angeles in 1930, and his early writing career was spent churning out screenplays for mostly B-movies, beginning with The Big Shot in 1931.
Fields won the Tony Award for Best Musical for Wonderful Town and was nominated in the same category for Flower Drum Song.
As a director, Fields helmed Arthur Miller's The Man Who Had All the Luck (1944), his own plays I Gotta Get Out (1947) and The Tunnel of Love (1957), and The Desk Set (1955).
Fields was the brother of writer/lyricist Dorothy and writer Herbert. He died in Beverly Hills;[1] according to his obituary in The New York Times, "Joseph Fields...died here last night...Mr. Fields lived in New York but was wintering in California when he died."[2]
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^ abAccording to the State of California. California Death Index, 1940–1997. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. ancestry.com
^"Joseph Fields, 71, Dies on Coast; Co-Author of 'My Sister Eileen'". New York Times. March 5, 1966. p. 20.
joseph, fields, other, people, named, fields, fields, disambiguation, joseph, albert, fields, february, 1895, march, 1966, american, playwright, theatre, director, screenwriter, film, producer, bornfebruary, 1895new, york, city, yorkdiedmarch, 1966, 1966, aged. For other people named Joe Fields see Joe Fields disambiguation Joseph Albert Fields February 21 1895 March 4 1966 1 was an American playwright theatre director screenwriter and film producer Joseph FieldsBornFebruary 21 1895New York City New YorkDiedMarch 4 1966 1966 03 04 aged 71 Beverly Hills CaliforniaOccupation s Playwright screenwriter film producer directorSpouseMarionParentLew FieldsRelativesDorothy Fields sister Herbert Fields brother Life and career editFields was born in New York City the son of vaudevillean Lew Fields He graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School and attended New York University before enrolling in the American Expeditionary Force during World War I after which he remained in Paris until 1922 working in the perfume business He moved to Los Angeles in 1930 and his early writing career was spent churning out screenplays for mostly B movies beginning with The Big Shot in 1931 Fields made his Broadway debut in 1938 with the play Schoolhouse on the Lot co written with Jerome Chodorov who became a frequent collaborator The prolific pair went on to write My Sister Eileen 1940 Junior Miss 1941 The French Touch 1945 Wonderful Town 1953 The Girl in Pink Tights 1954 Anniversary Waltz 1954 and The Ponder Heart 1956 They also wrote the screenplay for the 1942 film adaptation of My Sister Eileen as well as the 1945 film adaptation of Junior Miss With Anita Loos Fields wrote the book for the Jule Styne musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and he collaborated with Oscar Hammerstein II on the book for Flower Drum Song He also co produced and wrote the screen adaptation of the latter garnering a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for Best Written American Musical Fields won the Tony Award for Best Musical for Wonderful Town and was nominated in the same category for Flower Drum Song As a director Fields helmed Arthur Miller s The Man Who Had All the Luck 1944 his own plays I Gotta Get Out 1947 and The Tunnel of Love 1957 and The Desk Set 1955 Fields was the brother of writer lyricist Dorothy and writer Herbert He died in Beverly Hills 1 according to his obituary in The New York Times Joseph Fields died here last night Mr Fields lived in New York but was wintering in California when he died 2 References edit a b According to the State of California California Death Index 1940 1997 Center for Health Statistics California Department of Health Services Sacramento California ancestry com Joseph Fields 71 Dies on Coast Co Author of My Sister Eileen New York Times March 5 1966 p 20 External links editJoseph Fields at the Internet Broadway Database Joseph Fields at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Fields amp oldid 1179075309, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
