What is Jackie Gleason?
[[File:Jackie Gleason - 1966.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Gleason in 1961]] '''Jackie Gleason''' ('''John Herbert Gleason'''; February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was an [[Americans|American]] comedian, actor, and musician. == Career == He was known for his role as Ralph Kramden on ''[[The Honeymooners]]''. Among his most noted movies roles were as [[Minnesota Fats]] in the drama movie ''[[The Hustler]]'' (1961) starring [[Paul Newman]], and as Buford T. Justice in ''the Smokey and the Bandit movie series''. Gleason's career would span for nearly 41 years until his retirement in 1986. == Personal life == Gleason was born on February 26, 1916 in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]]. Gleason was married three times; first to Genevieve Halford from 1936 until they divorced in 1970. Secondly he married Beverly McKittrick from 1970 until they divorced in 1975. Lastly he married 1975 until his death in 1987. Gleason died on June 24, 1987 in his [[Lauderhill, Florida]] home from [[colon cancer]], he was 71 years old.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8-slAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ifMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=896,6713348&dq=genevieve+gleason&hl=en|title=Gleason's death came quietly at age 71|author=Konicki, Steve|date=June 25, 1987|publisher=The Miami News|accessdate=November 19, 2010|archive-date=September 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904123516/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8-slAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ifMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=896,6713348&dq=genevieve+gleason&hl=en|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IBDB name|42339}} * {{IMDb name|1276}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gleason, Jackie}} [[Category:1916 births]] [[Category:1987 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from New York City]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American radio actors]] [[Category:American radio personalities]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American television producers]] [[Category:American voice actors]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Florida]] [[Category:Comedians f