Joseph Fields was born on August 28, 1892 in New York City. His parents were both immigrants from Russia. His father was a tailor and his mother was a homemaker. He had four siblings. He attended public schools in New York City and then went on to study at the City College of New York.
After graduation, he worked as a journalist for a few years before moving into the field of advertising. He eventually became one of the most successful advertising executives in the country. In addition to his work in advertising, he also produced several Broadway plays, including “My Fair Lady” and “The Sound of Music. ” He was married three times and had four children.
He died on February 14, 1971 at the age of 78.
General Info
Full Name
Joseph Fields
Date Of Birth
November 14, 1953
Died
March 4, 1966, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Woodbury, New Jersey, United States
Weight
113 kg
Profession
Film producer, Playwright, Screenwriter, Theatre Director
Nationality
American
Family
Parents
Lew Fields
Siblings
Dorothy Fields, Herbert Fields
Accomplishments
Nominations
Mastercard Best New Musical, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical
Movies
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Flower Drum Song, The Tunnel of Love, My Sister Eileen, Junior Miss, Happy Anniversary, The Girl from Mexico, Annie Oakley, Lost Honeymoon, Louisiana Purchase, Rich Man Poor Girl, The Walking Dead, Waterfront Lady, That Girl from Paris, Bride for Sale, Phantom Raiders, Ligh...
After 1922, active as writer of magazine articles and contributor of material to revues. In Hollywood as a collaborative scriptwriter, under contract at RKO (1931-39), subsequently free-lance. Active on Broadway as writer of both comedic and dramatic original plays from 1938, as director from 1947.
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Served in World War I with the American Expedidionary Forces.
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Educated at New York University.
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In 1953, won two Tony Awards with collaborator Jerome Chodorov for "Wonderful Town": as Best Authors (Musical) and for the book as part of the Best Musical win. He was also nominated in 1959 for his book with Oscar Hammerstein II as part of Best Musical nominee "Flower Drum Song.".