Jackie Gleason

John Herbert Jackie Gleason was an American comedian, actor, and musician who developed a style and characters in his career from growing up in Brooklyn, New York. He was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy style, exemplified by his character Ralph Kramden in the television series The Honeymooners. By filming the episodes with Electronicam, Gleason later could release the series in syndication, building its popularity over the years with new audiences. He also developed The Jackie Gleason Show, which had the secondhighest ratings in the country 19541955, and which he produced over the years in variations, including in the venue of Miami, Florida after moving there.

Gleason was born in 1916 at 364 Chauncey Street in the BedfordStuyvesant section of Brooklyn. He grew up at 328 Chauncey . Originally named Herbert Walton Gleason Jr., he was baptized John Herbert Gleason. His parents were Herbert Walton Herb Gleason, an IrishAmerican insurance auditor and Mae Maisie , Farranree, Cork, Ireland, Gleason was one of two children his brother Clemence died of spinal meningitis at age 14.

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