Harold Fielding

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Harold Fielding	Birth name
Harold Fielding
	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
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
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.