{"id":6340,"date":"2010-07-11T00:05:32","date_gmt":"2010-07-11T07:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/?p=6340"},"modified":"2010-07-11T10:35:56","modified_gmt":"2010-07-11T17:35:56","slug":"w-c-fields-pool-playing-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/w-c-fields-pool-playing-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW W.C. FIELDS BECAME FAMOUS BEFORE AUDIENCES EVER HEARD HIM SPEAK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/WCFieldThumbnail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6344\" title=\"W.C. Fields pool playing scene\" src=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/WCFieldThumbnail-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"silent film comedy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Most people old enough to know who <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>W.C. 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