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Acting
Reese 'Goose' Tatum
- Born
- May 31, 1921 · Aged 45
- Died
- Jan 18, 1967
- Place of birth
- El Dorado, Arkansas, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 2
- TV credits
- 0
Also known as (2)
- Goose Tatum
- Reese Tatum
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Reece "Goose" Tatum (May 31, 1921 – January 18, 1967) was an African American multi-sport athlete. Born in El Dorado, Arkansas, Tatum played Negro League Baseball before becoming a star basketball player with the Harlem Globetrotters. Goose and Satchel Paige were teammates. Tatum is considered to be the original "clown prince"—a term first applied to seminal Chicago Crusader/Philadelphia Giant Jackie Bethards in 1933—of the Trotters. He wove numerous comic routines into his play, of which many would reach cult status. Some of these routines were based…
