Jackie Gleason was a TV superstar, but he never won an Emmy. And he never got over that snub. It drove him, in fact, to win a Tony on Broadway, an Oscar nomination in the movies, and a place amid the ...
John Herbert Gleason (February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, writer, and composer known affectionately as "The Great One". He developed a style and characters from growing ...