W.C.Fields had a classic case of rhinophyma. Excessive consumption of alcohol is thought to be one of the causes, and Fields was said to have a spectacular intake of ethanol. J.P. Morgan was similarly afflicted, but his alcohol intake was apparently not excessive. With proper care such disfigurement should not occur.The
Fields anecdote I like best is the one about his very impressive vaudeville pool shooting act getting laughs in the wrong places, until he got suspicious and discovered Ed Wynne hiding under the table pantomiming to the audience. Fields applied the butt of the cuestick to Wynne's head and resumed his performance unruffled. The audience loved it, and mangement wanted to make it a regular act, but understandably Wynne declined.