Harold Fielding
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 Harold Fielding
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| Harold Lewis Fielding | ||
| Born | ||
| 4 December 1916 | ||
| Origin | ||
| Woking, Surrey, England | ||
| Died | ||
| 27 September 2003 (aged 86) Kingston upon Thames, London, England | ||
| Genres | ||
| Musical theatre | ||
| Occupation | ||
| Theatre producer | ||
| Instrument | ||
| Violin | ||
| Short Bio | ||
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Harold Fielding was one of Britain's foremost theatrical producers who produced several musicals, including ''Mame'', ''Charlie Girl'', ''Half a Sixpence'', ''Show Boat'', ''Scarlett'', ''Barnum'', ''Sweet Charity'', ''The Biograph Girl'', and ''Ziegfeld''. He also produced "Music for the Millions", a touring variety show. The son of a stockbroker, Fielding was born in Woking, Surrey and educated privately. As a child prodigy, he studied violin with Josef Szigeti. He also handled Tommy Steele's early career, and commissioned ''Half a Sixpence'' for him. He was interviewed by Sue Lawley on Desert Island Discs on BBC Radio 4 on 17 June 1990. Fielding married Maisie Joyce Skivens in 1955, and was widowed in 1985. They had no children. He suffered a series of strokes in 1998, and retired to a private nursing home in Kingston-upon-Thames, where he died. Wikipedia | ||
| Lena Zavaroni's Career | ||
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Harold Fielding played a large part in the career of Lena Zavaroni by providing her with regular appearances to headline his Sunday night shows at the Blackpool Opera House. See Category: Harold Fielding for the list of Harold Fielding's Sunday Night at the Blackpool Opera House in which Lena Zavaroni appeared. | ||