Fats Waller - in Popular Culture

In Popular Culture

  • Subject of the Irish poet Michael Longley's "Elegy for Fats Waller".
  • Waller's organ music is prominently featured in the David Lynch film, Eraserhead.
  • He was caricatured in several Warner Brothers animated shorts, most notably Tin Pan Alley Cats.
  • In the 2008 film, Be Kind Rewind Fats Waller was a major theme and influence over the storyline.
  • Italian comics book artist Igort published a comic book about Waller entitled Fats Waller on Coconino Press in 2009.
  • Some of Waller's music (Jitterbug Waltz) is used in the video game series BioShock.

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