Jackie Gleason News

This week we start in the 1950s: The Golden Age of Television The Criterion Collection has assembled a new three-disc set qualifying as the year's most entertaining collection, with Marty , No Time for Sergeants , Patterns , A Wind From the South , Bang the Drum Slowly , The Comedian , Days of Wine and Roses and Requiem For a Heavyweight .

Dear Incredible Inman: Nobody seems to know and I can't remember. Back in the 1950s or '60s there was a black-and-white TV show with a character who always said "What a revoltin' development this is!" Could you please tell me the name of the show and the actor's name who said it? When did the show run? - Jeff, Boston Dear Jeff: The actor was ...

John "Junior" Gotti was mocked as a blowhard when a former Mafia strongman took the stand at Gotti's conspiracy trial in New York, officials said.

Jayne Meadows, Steve Allen's widow. She's 89. It was her sister Audrey Meadows that played Ralph Kramden's wife Alice on The Jackie Gleason Show.

You've heard of a pool shark? This is a billiard bow wow. Jackie Gleason played "Minnesota Fats" in the 1961 classic flick "The Hustler" co-starring Paul Neuman as his rival, but in a showdown between Fats vs.

They are all the subject of new stamps issued this week by the U.S. Postal Service, reports the Associated Press .

Mercedes Ellington, granddaughter of Duke Ellington and friend of the late Jackie Gleason; Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz; and Brooklyn Postmaster Joseph Chiossone unveil the new 'The Honeymooners' commemorative stamp in front of the Brooklyn MTA headquarters.

Ralph Kramden woulda tried to figure out how to make a fortune off his picture on a postage stamp.

Honoring local legend Jackie Gleason, the Postal Service unveiled its latest commemorative stamps in Fort Lauderdale.

Honoring local legend Jackie Gleason, the Postal Service unveiled its latest commemorative stamps in Fort Lauderdale.

Saying there are too many mail distribution centers in South Florida, the U.S. Postal Service plans to transfer some of the work done at its Pembroke Pines plant to two nearby locations.

Q: When asked how she is doing, my mother -- now in her late 80s -- often says, "Just fine.

I walked into "Humpday" expecting grainy, hand-held art, and an episode of the "The Honeymooners" broke out.

Ralph Kramden isn't feeling well and goes to the doctor. TRIVIA NOTE: In medical-ese, "arterial monochromia" means "one-colored arteries" which, by definition, is a redundancy - all arteries are the same color.

Claim: The third Smokey and the Bandit film was originally shot with Jackie Gleason playing both the Sheriff and the Bandit.

You are not logged in. Register now . June 24, 2009 by Brooklyn Eagle , published online 06-24-2009 On June 24, 1987, the American actor and Brooklyn icon Jackie Gleason passed away from cancer at the age of 71.

Forgive me Trekkers I did not include June 3, 1969 when the final episode of Star Trek aired Turnabout Intruder is a third season, as well as the final first-run episode of .

Two highly irregulars, in the very regular army! And this is the story of the million-dollar schemes they dared, the fabulous dolls and dates, they shared.

WASHINGTON - I was watching Conan O'Brien's debut on 'The Tonight Show' with my 20- and 24-year-old millennial-generation sons when actor Will Ferrell joked that he had forsaken Twitter for the CB.

By TOM WILLIAMS There was a time when some of the top stars from Broadway and Hollywood visited the Ocean City-Somers Point area on a regular basis to perform some of the finest plays and musicals ever created.