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Jackie Gleason (February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was an American comedian, actor and musician. He was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy style, especially by his character Ralph Kramden on The Honeymooners. His most noted film roles were as Minnesota Fats in the drama film The Hustler (1961) starring Paul Newman, and as Buford T. Justice in the Smokey and the Bandit movie series.

• Born: John Herbert Gleason February 26, 1916 Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, United States
• Died: June 24, 1987 (aged 71) Lauderhill, Florida, United States
• Cause of death: Colon Cancer
• Nationality: American
• Occupation: Actor, comedian, musician
• Years active: 1941–1986
• Spouse: Genevieve Halford (1936–1970) Beverly McKittrick (1970–1975) Marilyn Taylor (1975–1987; his death)

Read more about Jackie Gleason at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

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Video: Almanac: Jackie Gleason
CBS Entertainment Ne, 2012-02-26 15:45:28
February 26th, 1916 was the day John Herbert Gleason was born in Brooklyn. The street-wise kid adept at pool and sharp-edged comedy hit the big-time in the 1950s with "The Jackie Gleason Show" on CBS, and remains with us in reruns as bus driver Ralph Kramden.

Scribe Coleman Jacoby dies at 95
Variety, 2010-11-14 22:11:28
Obituary: He and writing partner Rosen introduced Gleason to Carney -- Comedy writer Coleman Jacoby, who with partner Arnie Rosen, played matchmaker to the team of Jackie Gleason and Art Carney, died Oct. 20 of pancreatic cancer in East Meadow, N.Y. He was 95.

Pencil This In: Anatomy Riot Dance, Rock Photography at Spaceland, The Moth GrandSLAM
LAist - News from LA, 2010-10-11 21:00:22
Photo by kpe II via LAist's flickr pool. DANCE Help the dance/performance series Anatomy Riot celebrate its 5-year anniversary tonight at 8 pm at MiMoDa Studio. Hosted by Marcus Kuiland-Nazario, performers include Meg Wolfe, Ayana Hampton, cari ann shim sham, Stacy Dawson Stearns, Luiz Lopez, Sue Roginski + Marvin Rivas, ...