There's no therapy like having people make a movie of your own life, that's for sure. Last week saw the passing of Fast Eddie Parker. He was a pool player and a hustler. The movie's main character went by Fast Eddie Felson. Parker also used Felson as an alias.
Hustlers do that.
In recent years Parker tried to separate himself from the movie. Being known as The Hustler dramatically decreases your chances of taking an unsuspecting mark by surprise. While Parker was a singular character, he had plenty of company in the club of people who see themselves become movies. A year ago there was a woman living in California named Erin Brockevich. That same woman is now named The Real Life Erin Brockevich.