Harold Fielding
English Musical artist (1916-2003)
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Harold Lewis Fielding (4 December 1916[1] - 27 September 2003) was an English theatre producer.[2]
Harold Fielding | |
|---|---|
| Born | Harold Lewis Fielding 4 December 1916 |
| Died | 27 September 2003 (aged 86) Kingston upon Thames, London, England |
| Genres | Musical theatre |
| Occupation | Theatre producer |
| Instrument | Violin |
Spouse |
Maisie Joyce Skivens
(m. 1955; died 1985) |
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]
