Jackie Gleason

'The Honeymooners' musical coming to Old Globe in September

2012-12-06 11:27:00

"The Honeymooners" lasted only one season on television but its legacy in the world of comedy has been far more enduring, thanks to re-runs and DVD. Next year, a new stage musical adapted from the classic Jackie Gleason sitcom will premiere at the Old...

Frank Peppiatt dies at 85; co-creator of 'Hee Haw'

2012-11-09 00:00:00

Frank Peppiatt, the co-creator of "Hee Haw," a landmark variety show mixing country music with "corny" humor that became one of TV's most unlikely and longest-running hits, has died. He was 85. Peppiatt died Wednesday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., of...

PASSINGS: John Finnegan, Nan Merriman, Sidney Reznick

2012-08-02 00:00:00

John Finnegan Character actor appeared regularly on 'Columbo' John Finnegan, 85, a character actor who portrayed a scout in the 1984 baseball film "The Natural" and regularly appeared on television's "Columbo," died Sunday at his Palm Desert home from...

PASSINGS: Peter Breck, Philip Bruns, Jim Lloyd, Harry Keough, Antoni Tapies, Florence Green, Morgan Jones, Bill Hinzman

2012-02-12 00:00:00

Peter Breck Actor on 'The Big Valley' Peter Breck, 82, an actor who played a son of ranch owner Barbara Stanwyck on the 1960s TV western "The Big Valley," died Monday in Vancouver after a long illness, his wife, Diane, announced on the website The Big...

Around Town: Steve McQueen, the King of Cool, rides again

2012-03-29 16:39:03

Did Mickey Cohen really own Slapsy Maxie's nightclub?

2011-12-01 16:37:17

Critic's Notebook: Lucille Ball, 100 and ageless

2011-08-06 16:37:47

Leonard Stern dies at 88; TV writer, producer also co-created Mad Libs

2011-06-09 00:00:00

Leonard Stern, an Emmy Award-winning writer, producer and director whose career in television spanned "The Honeymooners," "Get Smart" and "McMillan & Wife" and whose additional career in publishing included co-creating the classic Mad Libs word game...

Joseph Stein dies at 98; adapted Yiddish short story into 'Fiddler on the Roof'

2010-10-27 00:00:00

Playwright Joseph Stein, who turned a Yiddish short story into the classic Broadway musical "Fiddler on the Roof" and later wrote the screenplay for its successful movie adaptation, has died. He was 98. His wife, Elisa Stein, said he died at Mount...

James Bacon dies at 96; longtime syndicated Hollywood columnist

2010-09-19 00:00:00

James Bacon, the longtime syndicated Hollywood columnist and reporter whose career covering the film capital began in the late 1940s with the Associated Press, has died. He was 96. Bacon, whose long career also included small roles in movies such as...

From the Archives: Jackie Gleason's $80,000 train ride

2010-09-13 23:03:39

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PASSINGS: Gloria Winters-Vernon

2010-08-27 00:00:00

Gloria Winters- Vernon Actress in 1950s TV series 'Sky King' Gloria Winters-Vernon, 78, an actress who starred as Penny in the 1950s TV series "Sky King," died Aug. 14 at her home in Vista, Calif., from complications of pneumonia, her family announced....

Elie Goulding performing at a sold out show on Jan. 16 at The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater.

2013-01-29 13:27:00

The trio of former high school friends are touring in support of last year's sophomore release "Coexist," which yielded the hits "Angels" and "Chained" for the Brit indie popsters. The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater Tue., Feb. 5, 8:30 p.m., $29.50-$41.50

2013-01-28 00:00:00

Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows and Joyce Randolph in the CBS comedy "The Honeymooners."

2012-12-06 09:55:12