Black History and Billiards

[justnum]

August Wilson is a black author. If there is a story or writing about black Americans in the pool room, I may be able to secure funding and talent for a great black pool movie.

The Color of Money is good for mainstream audiences. However the black community has never had their story told on the silver screen. I am hoping Cisero Murphy would be mentioned in personal narratives, journals or other accounts.

If you can provide any info, its appreciated.

An August Wilson Video had the following image.
Does anyone have knowledge about Gilbert's Billiards?

 

[Patrick Johnson]

This is George Santos, isn't it?

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[justnum]

Film News Roundup: Michael B. Jordan, Jordan Vogt-Roberts Team for Monster Movie

New Regency and Outlier Society have partnered to produce a creature feature from "Kong: Skull Island" director Jordan Vogt-Roberts.

variety.com

Rights for Cisero Murphy movie has been secured, big names are attached.

August Wilson carries more weight than Cisero Murphy. If August Wilson played pool, then advertising money will be spent to make it big.

 

[arnaldo]

Film News Roundup: Michael B. Jordan, Jordan Vogt-Roberts Team for Monster Movie

New Regency and Outlier Society have partnered to produce a creature feature from "Kong: Skull Island" director Jordan Vogt-Roberts.

variety.com

Rights for Cisero Murphy movie has been secured, big names are attached.

August Wilson carries more weight than Cisero Murphy. If August Wilson played pool, then advertising money will be spent to make it big.

The eventual Cisero movie simply must include instances of Cisero's marvelous deadpan humor.

I can't resist relaying this cute, so-typical instance of it, which the black uber-talented, national-class player -- Rags Woods -- told me about, many years ago (I'm having a laughing fit as I type it out here):

The US Treasury had radically updated (for counterfeit suppression) the C-note. One of Cisero's buddies raced over to Cisero and whipped one out:

"Hey Cis, you seen the new hundred dollar bill?"

"Man, I've never seen the old one!"

Arnaldo
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[kling&allen]

Film News Roundup: Michael B. Jordan, Jordan Vogt-Roberts Team for Monster Movie

New Regency and Outlier Society have partnered to produce a creature feature from "Kong: Skull Island" director Jordan Vogt-Roberts.

variety.com

Rights for Cisero Murphy movie has been secured, big names are attached.

August Wilson carries more weight than Cisero Murphy. If August Wilson played pool, then advertising money will be spent to make it big.

I shouldn't respond to this thread. But just in case anyone accidentally clicks.

Here's a short documentary on the intersection of pool and jim crow:

Cisero's son wrote a biography:

Amazon.com

www.amazon.com

MLK loved pool:

Martin Luther King Jr.: a pool-playing jazz lover curious about Mardi Gras | Opinion

The Rev. Sampson "Skip" Alexander stopped by Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta in 1952 and listened to preaching from Martin Luther King. Not the one whose birthday we'll be celebrating

www.nola.com