Things You Didn’t Know About Jackie Gleason
“The Great One” could have been even greater.
Jackie Gleason was an enormously talented man. He is perhaps best known as Ralph Kramden of “The Honeymooners”. There are only 39 episodes of The Honeymooners. The fact that there are only 39 episodes of the series and yet the show is so iconic speaks to the talent of both Gleason and the rest of the cast.
Beyond “The Honeymooners,” Gleason played many other memorable characters. Gleason’s fame came in spite of an impoverished background and a lot of personal baggage. With that backdrop, here are some things you might not have known about Jackie Gleason.
1: Gleason did a notable turn as lawman, Buford Pusser.
Hold on, being told he actually played Buford T Justice in ‘Smokey and the Bandit,” not Buford Pusser in “Walking Tall.” Well, that is quite a difference.
2: Jackie was musically talented with his LPs “Music for Lovers Only” (1953) and “Music to Make You Misty” (1955) achieving gold record status.
Jackie made an interesting observation about mood -setting music. He said he noticed whenever Clark Gable made a romantic move, the appropriate music would play. He…
