Fields. During the tour the orchestra was conducted by 19-year-old Richard Rodgers, who in 1920 contributed songs with lyrics by Lorenz Hart to the Lew Field's production of Poor Little Ritz Girl. In 1923, Weber and Fields partnered yet again for a Lee DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film short, where the team recreated their famous pool hall routine. This film premiered at the Rivoli Theater in New York City on 15 April 1923. Three years later, the duo were among those supporting Will Rogers and Mary Garden on the NBC Radio Network's November 15, 1926 debut broadcast. Their own NBC series followed in 1931. Weber and Fields also reunited for the 27 December 1932 inaugural show at Radio City Music Hall, which proved to be the last stage appearance of the two performers as a team. In the RKO Radio Pictures film, The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939), Fields appeared as himself, re-enacting a slapstick comedy scene from The Hen-Pecks. They gave a cameo performance performing their "casino" routine in the 1940 movie Lillian Russell. Lew Fields died in Beverly Hills, California on July 20, 1941. Personal life Fields was the father of Dorothy, Herbert and Joseph, all of whom enjoyed theatrical careers of their own. Fields was Jewish. Legacy The backstage hostility in Neil Simon's play and film The Sunshine Boys is reportedly based on the team of Smith and Dale, not Weber and Fields. Filmography Old Dutch (1915) The Man Who Stood Still (1916) The Barker (1917) The Corner Grocer (1917) Friendly Enemies (1925) Two Flaming Youths (1927) Blossoms on Broadway (1937) The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) References External links Link to text of Weber and Fields comic routine 1867 births 1941 deaths American male comedians Jewish American male actors Vaudeville performers American male film actors 19th-century American male actors American male stage actors 20th-century American male actors American theatre managers and producers 20th-century American comedians 19th-century American comedians