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Jackie Gleason

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Early publicity photo of a young Jackie Gleason.
Birth name	John Herbert Gleason
Birth date	February 26, 1916
Place of birth	Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Date of death	June 24, 1987(age 71)
Death place	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)

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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, a situation-comedy television series. 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.

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