Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor

Photo by: General Amusement Corporation / James Koll, photographer · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons

Born:February 26, 1916

Died:June 24, 1987

Age at death:71

Manner of death:Natural Causes

Cause of death:Colorectal Cancer

Zodiac Sign:Pisces

Born in:Bushwick, United States

Buried in:United States

Languages:English

Writer Composer Television Actor Actor Musician Comedian Film Actor Stage Actor Screenwriter Bandleader

Links

Wikipedia IMDb

Famous For

Movies & TV

The HustlerSmokey and the BanditNothing in CommonThe HoneymoonersAll Through the Night

Songs & Albums

And Awaaay We Go!Jackie Gleason Plays Romantic JazzLover's RhapsodyMusic to Remember HerLonesome Echo

Awards

Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinary Award (1967)Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (1960)star on Hollywood Walk of FamePeabody Awards

Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor

Biography

Herbert John Gleason (born Herbert Walton Gleason Jr.; February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987), known as Jackie Gleason, was an American comedian, actor, writer, and composer also known as "The Great One". He developed a style and characters from growing up in Brooklyn, New York, and was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy, exemplified by his city bus driver character Ralph Kramden in the television series The Honeymooners. He also developed The Jackie Gleason Show, which maintained high ratings from the mid-1950s through 1970. The series originated in New York City, but filming moved to Miami Beach, Florida, in 1964 after Gleason took up permanent residence there. Among his notable film roles were Minnesota Fats in 1961's The Hustler (co-starring with Paul Newman) and Buford T. Justice in the Smokey and the Bandit trilogy from 1977 to 1983 (co-starring Burt Reynolds). Gleason enjoyed a prominent secondary music career during the 1950s and 1960s, producing a series of bestselling "mood music" albums. His first album Music for Lovers Only still holds the record for the longest stay on the Billboard Top Ten Charts (153 weeks), and his first ten albums sold over a million copies each. His output includes more than 20 singles, nearly 60 long-playing record albums, and more than 40 CDs. During his career, Gleason received a nomination for an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and five Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Photos

Publicity photo of a young Jackie Gleason.

Brooklyn Celebrity Path in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, New York, USA. This work is in the public domain because it was published in the United States between 1978 and March 1, 1989 with neither copyright notice nor registration within 5 years.

Ralph Kramden (Jackie Gleason) statue at Port Authority Bus Terminal (8th Ave & 41st, NYC) Sculptor: Larry Nowlan Created: 1999

Jackie Gleason and Phil Napoleon.

Photograph of the statue of Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden of the television show The Honeymooners, at the New York Port Authority Bus Station. The plaque states underneath the statue states: "Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden, Bus Driver, Racoon Lodge Treasurer, Dreamer". The statue is on 8th Avenue at the entrance to the bus station.

The Television Home of the "Honeymooners" - The Honeymooners was a situation comedy show during the 1950's and 1960's on USA television. The show began in 1952 on the DuMont Television Network and after a short run, changed networks to CBS Television Network. The show's stars were Jackie Gleason and Art Carney

Jackie Gleason

"And Away We Go" inscription on the steps leading up to the Jackie Gleason Mausoleum.

A recent photo of the Jackie Gleason Mausoleum taken at The Cathedral of Saint Mary Cemetery in Miami, Florida. Many fans still visit the site and it is a custom to leave a red carnation on top of burial vault in tribute to Gleason, who frequently wore a red carnation in the lapel of his suit jacket.

A recent photo of the Jackie Gleason Sarcophagus taken at The Cathedral of Saint Mary Cemetery in Miami, Florida. Just to the left of the steps is the grave site of Gleason's Sister-in-Law, June Taylor, known for the June Taylor Dancers and more recently as Choreographer of the Miami Dolphins Star Bright Cheer Leaders.