AKA Thomas Wright Waller

Born: 21-May-1904
Birthplace: Waverley, NY
Died: 15-Dec-1943
Location of death: Kansas City, MO
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Remains: Cremated (ashes scattered by air over Harlem)

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Jazz Musician, Pianist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Influential jazz pianist

Father: Edward Martin Waller (Baptist preacher)
Mother: Adeline Lockett (d. 1920)
Wife: Edith Hatchett (div.)

    High School: DeWitt Clinton High School, Bronx, NY (1917)

    Songwriters Hall of Fame
    Risk Factors: Obesity

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Stormy Weather (17-Nov-1943) · Himself
    King of Burlesque (3-Jan-1936)
    Hooray for Love (14-Jun-1935) · Himself

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