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- Birth nameJoseph Albert Fields
- Joseph Fields was born on February 21, 1895 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Flower Drum Song (1961) and Lightning Strikes Twice (1934). He died on March 3, 1966 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Son of Lew Fields.
- Older brother of Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields.
- 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.".
- Educated at New York University.
- Served in World War I with the American Expedidionary Forces.
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