Facts: - relatives: dorothy -rrb- fields -lrb- sister -rrb- herbert fields -lrb- brother - death date: 4 march 1966 - birth date: february 21 , 1895 - name: joseph fields - parents: lew fields - death place: beverly hills , california - birth place: new york city , new york - occupation: playwright , screenwriter , film producer , director Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joseph fields .
joseph albert fields -lrb- february 21 , 1895 -- march 4 , 1966 -rrb- was an american playwright , theatre director , screenwriter , and film producer .