"Which 1961 film starred Paul Newman as pool shark ""Fast"" Eddie Felson?"
Eddie Parker (pool player) Eddie Parker (pool player) "Fast Eddie" Parker (c. 1932, Springfield, Missouri – February 2, 2001, Brownsville, Texas) was an American pool player, claimed by many to have been the inspiration for the character "Fast Eddie" Felson in the 1959 Walter Tevis novel "The Hustler". In both the 1961 film adaptation and the 1986 sequel, Felson was played by Paul Newman. Parker started playing pool at the age of nine when his father, a school superintendent, bought a used pool table. In high school, he acquired the nickname "Fast Eddie" for his speed in football and basketball. In Kansas City, he
Eddie Parker (pool player) be associated with it. The movie would've blown my cover by the time I got to the next town." Parker retired either in the early 1970s or in 1980. He died of a heart attack while attending the US Classic Billiards Eight-Ball Showdown tournament near Brownsville, Texas. He was survived by Peg, his wife of 50 years, and two children. Eddie Parker (pool player) "Fast Eddie" Parker (c. 1932, Springfield, Missouri – February 2, 2001, Brownsville, Texas) was an American pool player, claimed by many to have been the inspiration for the character "Fast Eddie" Felson in the 1959 Walter