jackie gleason

     

This comic had the last laugh; the epitaph on his Miami grave reads: "And Away We Go"

Trivia about jackie gleason

  • ...And away he went June 24, 1987 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • As Joe the Bartender on TV, he was pals with Crazy Guggenheim
  • Jason Patric is the grandson of this late TV star who was famous for playing a bus driver
  • His last film was "Nothing in Common"
  • Shortly before his death, Jason wrote a teleplay about this TV "Honeymooner", once his father-in-law
  • "How Sweet It Is" that this comedian was the grandfather of actor Jason Patric
  • This "Great One" coined a few famous phrases
  • "And away we go"