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James Austin Gleason (May 23, 1882 – April 12, 1959) was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter born in New York City. Gleason often portrayed "tough-talking, world-weary guys with a secret heart-of-gold."
- Russell Gleason
Russell Gleason (February 6, 1908 – December 25, 1945) was...
- Murder on a Bridle Path
Murder on a Bridle Path is a 1936 American mystery film...
- The Penguin Pool Murder
The Penguin Pool Murder is a 1932 American pre-Code...
- James Gleason (disambiguation)
James Gleason is the name of: James Gleason (1882–1959),...
- Russell Gleason
James Gleason. Actor: The Night of the Hunter. James Gleason was born in New York City to William Gleason and Mina Crolius, who were both in the theatre. He was married to Lucile Gleason (born Lucile Webster), and had a son, Russell Gleason.
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James Gleason. Actor: The Night of the Hunter. James Gleason was born in New York City to William Gleason and Mina Crolius, who were both in the theatre. He was married to Lucile Gleason (born Lucile Webster), and had a son, Russell Gleason. As a young man James fought in the Spanish-American War.
- May 23, 1882
- April 12, 1959
Probably his most famous acting role was as Max Corkle, the manager of Joe Pendleton who was wrongly plucked from this life into the next, in the hit fantasy Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941). James Gleason was born in New York City to William Gleason and Mina Crolius, who were both in the theatre.
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".
Former Broadway performer and playwright who began regular screen appearances, usually in hard-boiled comic character parts, in the late 1920s. The invaluable Gleason, often in acid comedy roles with more than a touch of Damon Runyonesque New Yorkness about them, justly received an Oscar...
