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Jun 25, 1987 · Jackie Gleason, the roly-poly comedian, actor and musician who was one of the leading entertainment stars of the 1950's and 60's, died last night of cancer at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He...
Jackie Gleason. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. February 26, 1916 · Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Died. June 24, 1987 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA (colon and liver cancer) Birth name. Herbert Walton Gleason Jr. Nicknames. "The Great One" "The Abdominal Showman" "Mr. Miami Beach" Height. 5′ 9½″ (1.77 m) Mini Bio.
In 1934, during the Great Depression when unemployment wavered between 21% and 23%, Jackie Gleason had steady work. Not lucrative, but steady. His resume listed The Majestic, The Central, The Folly and The Halsey Theatres in Brooklyn, while he played Club Miami and the famous Empire Burlesque in Newark.
Jul 10, 1992 · The seedy nightclubs of mid-1930s Brooklyn, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, where teenager Jackie bombed in stand-up (with jokes stolen from Milton Berle) but scored as a table-hopping comic,...
Jun 25, 1987 · Jackie Gleason, the barrel-shaped “Great One” who won television fame and riches as a blustering bus driver in “The Honeymooners,” and an Oscar nomination for his film portrayal of an aging pool...
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".
Jun 26, 1987 · Jackie Gleason, 71, who as Ralph Kramden in the TV series, "The Honeymooners," created one of the enduring comic characters in American showbiz history, died June 24 of cancer of the colon and...
