#Bob Cannefax

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W. C. Fields starred in the Ziegfeld production Comic Supplement, which featured a comic billiard match, in 1924. Here he is learning some of the tricks of the billiard table from Bob Cannefax, former billiard titleholder, November 25, 1924.

Photo: Bettmann Archives/Getty Images/Fine Art America

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[citizenscreen]

To prepare for a comic skit on a billiard match in the Ziegfeld production, W. C. Fields picked up some pointers for his already impressive pool skills from former billiard titleholder Bob Cannefax.

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FlashbackFriday to W. C. Fields posing at a billiard table, with champion billiard player Bob Cannefax.