Jackie Gleason

John Herbert Gleason, known as Jackie Gleason, was an American actor, comedian, writer, and composer also known as "The Great One". He developed a style and characters from growing up in Brooklyn, New York, and was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy, exemplified by his city bus driver character Ralph Kramden in the television series The Honeymooners. He also developed The Jackie Gleason Show, which maintained high ratings from the mid-1950s through 1970. The series originated in New York City, but filming moved to Miami Beach, Florida, in 1964 after Gleason took up permanent residence there.

26 February 1916

Born on the same birth day (26 February): Abdoulaye Faye • Anders Chydenius • Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll • Betty Hutton • Camille Flammarion • Christopher of Bavaria • Colin Bell (footballer, born 1946) • Jaz Coleman • Joe Mullen • Jonathan Cain • Marta Kristen • Oh Seung-bum • Oldřich Kulhánek • Sandie Shaw • Simon Crean • Stefan Grabiński • Tex Avery • Theodore Sturgeon • Vic Woodley

Born in the same month (February 1916): Alexander Obolensky • Bill Doggett • Don Tallon • Dorothy Bliss • Eddie Arcaro • Edward Platt • Frank Hyde • James B. Donovan • Jean Erdman • John Crank • Joseph Alioto • Leonard Shoen • Marcel Bigeard • Mary Jane Croft • Masaki Kobayashi • Raf Vallone • Tex Hughson