Fats Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943), born Thomas Wright Waller, was a jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer.
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“Fast Eddie, let’s play some pool.”
—Sydney Carroll, U.S. screenwriter, and Robert Rossen. Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason)
“The fear of hell, or aiming to be blest,
Savours too much of private interest.”
—Edmund Waller (1606–1687)