Arthur Frank Wertheim
American scholar (1935–2020)
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Arthur Frank Wertheim (December 22, 1935 – November 24, 2020) was a scholar in the United States.
Arthur Frank Wertheim | |
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| Born | December 22, 1935 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | November 24, 2020 (aged 84) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | |
| Known for | Comedy history |
| Spouse | Ruth Weisberg |
Early life
Arthur Frank Wertheim was born in New York City on December 22, 1935, to Ruth (née Weisberg) and Albert Wertheim, a stockbroker.[1] Wertheim attended the Webb School of California in Claremont, California.[2]
In 1957, Werthheim received a B.A. from Yale University.[1] At New York University Werthheim received an M.A. in 1967 and a Ph.D. in 1970.[1]
Career
From 1971 to 1978 Wertheim was an assistant professor of American Studies at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.[1] Werthheim went to the University of Indonesia, Jakarta where he was a Fulbright professor of American studies for one year, 1978–79.[1] He then was Director of Development Communications within University Relations at the University of California, Los Angeles.[1]
Personal life and death
Wertheim married Carol J. Youngberg, on February 4, 1972, later, a social science teacher at Roosevelt Junior High School[3] in Glendale, and had a son, Jason Albert.[1] and lived in Silver Lake.[3]
Wertheim died ion Los Angeles, California on November 24, 2020, at the age of 84.[4]
Works
- Wertheim, Arthur Frank (1976). The New York Little Renaissance: Iconoclasm, Modernism, and Nationalism in American Culture, 1908-1917. New York University Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-9164-6.
- Wertheim, Arthur Frank (1984). American Popular Culture: A Historical Bibliography. ABC-Clio Information Services. ISBN 978-0-87436-049-3.
- Wertheim, Arthur Frank (October 22, 1992). Radio Comedy. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-502481-8.
- Rogers, Will (1992). Wertheim, Arthur Frank (ed.). Will Rogers at the Ziegfeld Follies. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-2357-8.
- Arthur Frank Wertheim, Barbara Bair 1996 The Papers of Will Rogers: The early years, November 1879-April 1904[3]
- Arthur Frank Wertheim, Barbara Bair 1996 The Papers of Will Rogers: Wild West and vaudeville, April 1904-September 1908[3]
- Arthur Frank Wertheim, Barbara Bair 1996 The Papers of Will Rogers: From vaudeville to Broadway : September 1908-August 1915[3]
- Arthur Frank Wertheim, Barbara Bair 1996 The Papers of Will Rogers: From the Broadway stage to the national stage, September 1915-July 1928[3]
- Arthur Frank Wertheim, Barbara Bair 1996 The Papers of Will Rogers: The final years, August 1928-August 1935[3]
- Wertheim, Arthur Frank (February 11, 2009). Vaudeville Wars: How the Keith-Albee and Orpheum Circuits Controlled the Big-Time and Its Performers. Palgrave Macmillan US. ISBN 978-0-230-61136-8.
- Wertheim, Arthur Frank (November 9, 2016). W. C. Fields from Burlesque and Vaudeville to Broadway: Becoming a Comedian. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-30067-6.
- Wertheim, Arthur Frank (January 16, 2017). W.C. Fields from the Ziegfeld Follies and Broadway Stage to the Screen: Becoming a Character Comedian. Springer. ISBN 9781349949861.
- Wertheim, Arthur Frank (2020). The Silent Movies of W. C. Fields: How They Created The Basis for His Fame in Sound Films. BearManor Media. ISBN 9781629335926.
- Wertheim, Arthur Frank (January 21, 2019). W. C. Fields from Sound Film and Radio Comedy to Stardom: Becoming a Cultural Icon. Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 978-1-137-47329-5.[5]
Further reading
- "HERO: Historian Is Selected as Editor of Will Rogers' Writings". Los Angeles Times. Newspapers.com. April 11, 1991. p. 120. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- Murray, Matthew (2000) Mae West and the Limits of Radio Censorship in the 1930s, Colby Quarterly: Vol. 36: Iss. 4, Article 4. Colby College