Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery Doral, Florida, U.S.
Occupations
Actor
comedian
musician
writer
composer
conductor
Years active
1937–1986
Political party
Republican
Spouses
Genevieve Halford
(m. 1936; div. 1970)
Beverly McKittrick
(m. 1970; div. 1975)
Marilyn Taylor
(m. 1975–1987)
Children
2, including Linda Miller
Relatives
Jason Patric (grandson)
John Herbert Gleason (February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987), known as Jackie Gleason, was an American actor, comedian, writer, and composer also known as "The Great One".[1][2][3] 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 10 albums sold over a million copies each.[4] His output spans more than 20 singles, nearly 60 long-playing record albums, and more than 40 CDs.
^Musiker, Naomi; Musiker, Reuben (February 25, 2014). Conductors and Composers of Popular Orchestral Music: A Biographical and Discographical Sourcebook. Routledge. ISBN 9781135917708 – via Google Books.
^"Jackie Gleason Biography". JackieGleason.com. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
^Cite error: The named reference great was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Albums, 6th edition, ISBN 0-89820-166-7
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of stage and television, best known for playing Trixie Norton on The JackieGleason Show and the television sitcom The Honeymooners. Randolph was born in...
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and actress Linda Miller (born Linda Mae Gleason), and his maternal grandfather was actor/comedian JackieGleason. He has an older sister, Jennifer, and...
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film directed by Ralph Nelson and starring JackieGleason and Steve McQueen. Tuesday Weld portrays Gleason's character's romantic partner. Produced by...
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the Bandit trilogy in the Smokey and the Bandit franchise, starring JackieGleason, Jerry Reed, Paul Williams, Pat McCormick, Mike Henry and Colleen Camp...
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in Tevis' novels The Hustler (1959) and The Color of Money (1984). JackieGleason portrayed him in the 1961 film adaptation of The Hustler. Though a real...
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