For the Archdeacon of Rochdale, see Harold Fielding (priest).

Harold Lewis Fielding (4 December 1916[1] - 27 September 2003) was an English theatre producer.[2]

Fielding was one of Britain's foremost theatrical producers who produced several musicals, including Mame, Charlie Girl, Half a Sixpence,[2] Show Boat, Scarlett, Barnum, Sweet Charity, The Biograph Girl, and Ziegfeld.[1] He also produced "Music for the Millions", a touring variety show.

The son of a stockbroker, Fielding was born in Woking, Surrey, England, and educated privately.[1] As a child prodigy, he studied violin with Josef Szigeti.[1] He also handled Tommy Steele's early career, and commissioned Half a Sixpence for him.[2]

His office was Fielding House, 53-54 Haymarket, London.

He was interviewed by Sue Lawley on Desert Island Discs on BBC Radio 4 on 17 June 1990. In 1996, Fielding was awarded a Gold Badge from BASCA in recognition of his special contribution to Britain's entertainment industry.[1]

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.[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 133/4. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.
  2. ^ a b c Stevens, Christopher (2010). Born Brilliant: The Life Of Kenneth Williams. John Murray. p. 371. ISBN 978-1-84854-195-5.
  3. ^ "The Daily Telegraph obituary". Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. ^ "The Independent obituary". Independent.co.uk. October 2003. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. ^ "The Times obituary". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  6. ^ WhatsonStage obituary


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Fielding
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