query: genre minnesota fats: pool legend
supports: John Herbert "Jackie" Gleason (February 26, 1916June 24, 1987) was an American comedian, actor, and musician who developed a style and characters in his career from growing up in Brooklyn, New York. He was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy style, exemplified by his character Ralph Kramden in the television series "The Honeymooners". By filming the episodes with Electronicams, Gleason later could release the series in syndication, building its popularity over the years with new audiences. He also developed "The Jackie Gleason Show," which maintained high ratings from the mid-1950s until its cancellation in 1970. After having originated in Hollywood, filming of the show moved to Miami, Florida, in 1964 after Gleason himself took up permanent residence there. The Color of Money is a 1986 American drama film directed by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Richard Price, based on the 1984 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis. The film stars Paul Newman and Tom Cruise, with Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Helen Shaver, and John Turturro in supporting roles. The film featured an original score by Robbie Robertson. Rudolf Walter Wanderone Jr. (January 19, 1913  January 15, 1996; originally spelled Wanderon) was an American professional pocket billiards player, also known as "Minnesota Fats". Though he never won a major pool tournament as "Fats", he was perhaps the most publicly recognized pool player in the United States  not only as a player, but also as an entertainer. Wanderone was inducted in 1984 into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame for his decades-long public promotion of pool. Minnesota Fats, or George Hegerman, is a fictional pool hustler created by American novelist Walter Tevis. The character appears in Tevis' novels "The Hustler" (1959) and "The Color of Money" (1984). Jackie Gleason portrayed the character in the 1961 film adaptation of "The Hustler", a performance that received several awards and nominations.  Billiard Congress of America (BCA) is a governing body for cue sports in North America (here defined as the United States and Canada exclusively), the regional member organization of the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA). It was established under this name in 1948 as a non-profit trade organization in order to promote the sport and organize its players via tournaments at various levels. The BCA is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado. The voting members of the organization are mostly equipment manufacturers. G-Mode was founded in July 2000 and merged in March 2014 with ONE-UP Co., Ltd. (a corporation established in 2006) who then renamed itself G-Mode and dissolved the original company. G-mode Co. is headquartered in Tokyo.  Walter Stone Tevis (February 28, 1928  August 8, 1984) was an American novelist and short story writer. Three of his six novels were adapted into major films: "The Hustler", "The Color of Money" and "The Man Who Fell to Earth". His books have been translated into at least 18 languages. Minnesota Fats : Pool Legend ( released in Japan as Side Pocket 2 ( Japanese : 2 Hepburn : Saido Poketto 2 ) ) is a pocket billiards video game for the Sega Genesis and Sega Saturn , featuring famed billiards player Minnesota Fats ( as portrayed in `` real - life '' form by Rudolf Wanderone ) . It was released as a sequel to Data East 's earlier success , Side Pocket . The objective in the game is to defeat AI - controlled competitors . The player can also take on another human player in order to prove his worthiness at the pool table . G-Mode currently owns the intellectual property rights to the "Side Pocket" series, and licenses these games globally. Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the intellect for which a monopoly is assigned to designated owners by law. Intellectual property rights (IPRs) are the protections granted to the creators of IP, and include trademarks, copyright, patents, industrial design rights, and in some jurisdictions trade secrets. Artistic works including music and literature, as well as discoveries, inventions, words, phrases, symbols, and designs can all be protected as intellectual property.
candidates: comedian comedy cue sports drama film film adaptation law literature march music novel pool short story sport
answer: cue sports