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Jamesetta Hawkins was born on January 25, 1938, in Los Angeles, California, to Dorothy Hawkins, who was 14 at the time. Although her father has never been identified, [10] James speculated that she was the daughter of pool player Rudolf "Minnesota Fats" Wanderone, whom she met briefly in 1987. [11]
Singer Etta James said she believed that he was her biological father, having reportedly been told that by her mother as well as by others who knew her mother and whom James described as "people who were there and should know". [42] However, there is no published evidence of such a relationship. James and Fats are only known to have met once ...
Real-life pool hustler and entertainer Rudolf Wanderone was known as "New York Fats" (among other nicknames) when the book was published. [4] Realizing there was money to be made from being associated with the success of the book and subsequent film, he changed his nickname to match the fictional name [4] and later went on to play himself as the character "Minnesota Fats" in the film The ...
A Minnesota man was on "a mission" when he executed his father in front of fellow relatives after he broke into the older man's rural hunting cabin and shot him multiple times before fleeing.
Minnesota Fats may refer to: Rudolf Wanderone (1913–1996), commonly known as Minnesota Fats, an American professional pool player Minnesota Fats (character) , or George Hegerman, a fictional pool hustler created by American novelist Walter Tevis
Father Fats Public House, 945 Clark St.: Oct 24: 12 violations: Apple puree is from an unapproved source; shell eggs stored over ready-to-eat foods in upright cooler (corrected during inspection ...
But on Tuesday night in Los Angeles, the team produced a first in NBA history when Lakers star LeBron James and his son Bronny became the first father-son duo to appear together in an NBA game.
In 2019, a researcher examined the novel's original manuscript and found that Tevis had changed the character name from "New York Fats" to "Minnesota Fats," lending credence to the claim of Rudolf Wanderone, who called himself "New York Fats," that he was the inspiration for the character. [9]