Travel & Experiences
For a public relations stunt, Gleason made a 4,337-mile, 10-city train trip from Los Angeles to New York on “The Great Gleason Express.”
Dec. 8, 2017
Movies
Jackie Gleason was so much more than the blustery bus driver Ralph Kramden.
Feb. 2, 2018
World & Nation
The FBI won the friendship of the late Jackie Gleason in the 1950s and recruited him as a special contact with hopes of using him in possible investigations of his acquaintances, the Washington Times reported.
Nov. 30, 1987
California
In spite of unexpectedly fierce opposition, there will be a Jackie Gleason Park in Lauderhill, Fla.
Oct. 16, 1987
Obituaries
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 shark in “The Hustler,” died Wednesday at his home outside Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
June 25, 1987
Archives
The closed casket of Jackie Gleason will be on view to the public today at Lithgow Funeral Home in North Miami, a family spokesman said Thursday.
June 26, 1987
Entertainment & Arts
June Taylor, the Emmy-winning choreographer for Jackie Gleason’s television variety show and later the Miami Dolphins cheerleading squad, died Monday.
May 18, 2004
Television
It may be hard to fathom, but The Honeymooners, one of the most beloved shows from TV’s Golden Age, was not a success when it aired on CBS from October, 1955 to September, 1956.
Nov. 17, 1991
Books
JACKIE GLEASON: An Intimate Portrait of the Great One by W. J.
May 3, 1992
Miami Beach, Fla., Wednesday renamed its Theater of Performing Arts in memory of entertainer Jackie Gleason, who put the resort town on the map in the 1960s as “the sun and fun capital of the world.”
July 17, 1987