Harold Fielding
| Harold Fielding | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Harold Lewis Fielding |
| Born | 4 December 1916 |
| Origin | Woking, Surrey, England |
| Died | 27 September 2003 (aged 86) |
| Genres | Musical theatre |
| Occupation(s) | Theatre producer |
| Instruments | Violin |
| Associated acts | Elaine Strich, Ginger Rogers, Van Johnson, Tommy Steele |
Harold Lewis Fielding (4 December 1916 - 27 September 2003) was an English theatre producer.[1]
Fielding was one of Britain's foremost theatrical producers who produced several musicals, including Mame, Charlie Girl, Half a Sixpence,[1] 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.[1]
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.
References
External links
- The Daily Telegraph obituary
- The Independent obituary
- The Times obituary
- WhatsonStage obituary
- The Collection relating to Harold Fielding's production of Cinderella is held by the Victoria and Albert Museum Theatre and Performance Department.