* 1916 – Jackie Gleason, American actor, writer, composer and comedian ( d. 1987 )

In 1962, he directed Jackie Gleason in Gigot in Paris, but the film was drastically re-cut by Seven Arts Productions and flopped.

He did paint the old character mustache over his real one on a few rare performing occasions, including a TV sketch with Jackie Gleason on the latter's variety show in the 1960s ( in which they performed a variation on the song " Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean ," co-written by Marx's uncle Al Shean ) and the 1968 Otto Preminger film Skidoo.

Groucho appeared as a gangster named God in the movie Skidoo ( 1968 ), directed by Otto Preminger, and co-starring Jackie Gleason and Carol Channing.

* 1967 Jackie Gleason

* June 24 – Jackie Gleason, American actor and comedian ( b. 1916 )

Slapstick continues to maintain a presence in modern comedy that draws upon its lineage, running in film from Buster Keaton and Louis de Funès to Mel Brooks to the Jackass movies to the Farrelly Brothers, and in live performance from Weber & Fields to Jackie Gleason to Rowan Atkinson.

With Nothing in Common ( 1986 ) – about a young man alienated from his parents who must re-establish a relationship with his father, played by Jackie Gleason – Hanks began to establish the credentials of not only a comic actor but of someone who could carry a serious role.

* In a 1964 episode of Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine, Harvey Stone performed a novelty song as the fifth Beatle entitled " I'm the Beatle They Left Behind.

Since announcer Johnny Olson split time between New York and Miami to announce The Jackie Gleason Show, one of the network's New York staff announcers ( such as Don Pardo or Wayne Howell ) would fill in for Olson when he could not attend a broadcast.

The Miller band returned to Hollywood to film 1942's Orchestra Wives, featuring Jackie Gleason playing a part as the group's bassist, Ben Beck.

Since Jackie Gleason was a comedian, Miller had a difficult time watching Gleason more than once, because Miller would start laughing.

The writers drew further inspiration from Crazy Guggenheim, a character played by comedian Frank Fontaine on The Jackie Gleason Show.

Cavalcade of Stars, a variety show hosted by Jackie Gleason, was the birthplace of The Honeymooners ( Gleason took his variety show to CBS in 1952 but filmed the Classic 39 Honeymooners episodes at DuMont's Adelphi Theater studio in 1955-56 ).

Celebrities impersonated by Candy include Jerry Mathers, Divine ( Glen Milstead ), Orson Welles, Julia Child, Richard Burton, Silvio Gigante, Luciano Pavarotti, Jimmy the Greek, Andrew Sarris, Tip O ' Neill, Don Rickles, Curly Howard, Merlin Olsen, Jackie Gleason, Tom Selleck, Gordon Pinsent, Ed Asner, Gertrude Stein, Morgy Kneele, Doug McGrath, and Hervé Villechaize.

* The Jackie Gleason Show ( 1 episode, 1953 )

He was strongly opposed to the choice of Hackman for the lead, and actually first considered Paul Newman ( out of the budget range ), then Jackie Gleason, and a New York columnist, Jimmy Breslin, who had never acted before.

Prima was not against rock ’ n ’ roll like some other artists, such as Frank Sinatra and Jackie Gleason.

Art Carney, Academy Award-winning actor, Co-star of the successful TV Series " The Honeymooners " with Jackie Gleason, lived with his family in Westbrook on the shore of Long Island Sound for many years prior to his death in 2003.

In 1970, the Inverrary Country Club was built, and in 1972 its golf course became home to the Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic.

* Frank Fontaine ( 1920 – 1978 ), comedian, Crazy Guggenheim on The Jackie Gleason Show

Jackie Gleason, a former headliner at the Hi-Hat Club in Bayonne, was fascinated by the city and mentioned it often in the television series The Honeymooners.

* Jackie Gleason ( 1916 – 1987 ), comedian and actor, resided on Mickeljohn Avenue.

Pre-dating The Beau Brummels ' commercial breakthrough by almost two years, singer-songwriter Jackie DeShannon's April 1963 single " Needles and Pins " marked probably the earliest appearance of the ringing guitar sound that would become a mainstay of early folk rock.

By then, Berle and his audience had probably burned out on each other, and Buick had even dropped sponsorship of the show at the beginning of the 1955 – 1956 season ( opting to sponsor Jackie Gleason's half-hour filmed edition of The Honeymooners ), after ratings fell dramatically during the 1954 – 1955 as well ( the higher ratings of his 1955 – 56 competition, The Phil Silvers Show on CBS, didn't help Berle, either ); though Berle would remain one of the nation's beloved entertainers, overall, the show that made him a superstar was clearly spent for steam and fresh ideas, and two subsequent attempts at television comebacks hosting his own show lasted barely a year each.

* Their meeting with some long-armed faceless aliens who put an ad in the newspaper for a " ruler, dumb and thickheaded " to rule over them, when in reality, the long armed natives actually had a hidden agenda ( probably Jackie ) to expel the planet of both a flood which was destroying their world and in the process, get their palace back by asking the two invading obliterators to literally " turn off the faucet and pull the plug " of a bathtub which had been left running by one of the servants.

Hackett is probably most well known for being the featured soloist on some of the Jackie Gleason mood music albums during the 1950s.

The Kung Fu movies starring Jackie Chan are probably the most mentionable as containing the most instances of master-disciple frolics.

The Jackie I knew and loved died years before her actual death in 1987, but to be truthful I had to show the MS side of her ", thus directly contradicting the testimony of others such as Christopher Nupen, who hold that Jacqueline's struggle with multiple sclerosis was more complex, with long periods of sustained normality even to the very end.

* Jade – Jackie's 12 year-old niece from Hong Kong who Jackie ( evident from the first episode ) never knew existed.

In 1960, 17-year-old Wells approached Tamla Records founder Berry Gordy at Detroit's Twenty Grand club with a song she had intended for Jackie Wilson to record, since Wells knew of Gordy's collaboration with Wilson.

Benson and the other members already knew Barrett Strong, as he had written songs with Davis for Jackie Wilson including " Lonely Teardrops ".

In his book The Writer's Tale, Davies expresses his contention that comedy and sadness are often inseparable and states that though “ Jackie Tyler makes us laugh " he knew he would " uncover something sad at the heart of her ”.

His son Jackie was unable to be there due to filming commitments, but he was with his father during the Chinese New Year period and said on his website that he knew that might be the last time he saw his father.

Along with Williams, Clendenon also received pointers from some of the players Williams knew from the Negro Leagues, including Jackie Robinson, Satchel Paige, Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe.

Other recordings include Perry Como ( several times ), Andy Williams from The Andy Williams Christmas Album, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Jim Reeves from Twelve Songs of Christmas ( 1963 ), Elvis Presley from Elvis ' Christmas Album ( 1957 ), The Temptations ( 1968 ), Reba McEntire from Merry Christmas to You ( 1987 ); Mariah Carey from Merry Christmas ( 1994 ); Linda Ronstadt from A Merry Little Christmas ( 2000 ); Christina Aguilera from My Kind of Christmas ( 2000 ), Plus One from Christmas ( 2002 ), Josh Groban from Noël ( 2007 ); Tori Amos from Midwinter Graces ( 2009 ), Jackie Evancho from O Holy Night and Richard Marx from The Christmas EP ( 2011 ).

The three frequently play together both publicly and privately, for example in an annual benefit concert grouping known as Philharmonia, dating to 1997, most recently on December 18, 2011 at a Christmas gig including Bob Weir and Jackie Greene at the Tenderloin Middle School cafeteria attended by 250 people.

Productions included The Citadel ( with Geraldine Fitzgerald ), A Christmas Carol ( broadcast once with Lionel Barrymore as Scrooge, and once with Orson Welles himself in the role ), a non-musical version of Show Boat ( with Margaret Sullavan as Magnolia, Orson Welles as Cap ' n Andy, Helen Morgan as Julie, and author Edna Ferber herself as Parthy ), A Farewell to Arms ( with Katharine Hepburn ), Mutiny on the Bounty, Arrowsmith ( with Helen Hayes ), Les Misérables ( with Walter Huston ), Our Town, Ah, Wilderness, Dodsworth, Lost Horizon ( with Ronald Colman ), Dinner at Eight ( with Hedda Hopper and Lucille Ball ), Liliom ( with Orson Welles in the title role and Helen Hayes as Julie ), and Huckleberry Finn ( with Jackie Cooper ).

Kramer goes on to explain that because of this, he could not give Jackie a Christmas gift.

* Jackie Evancho on her album Heavenly Christmas ( Columbia / Sony ) 2011

In the 2005 Christmas day episode " The Christmas Invasion " Jackie is bewildered by the Doctor's new incarnation ( David Tennant ) and concerned about the side-effects of his regeneration.

Promoting her role in the 2005 Christmas special, Coduri describes Jackie as being “ not very good in a crisis ” and " a bit of a screamer " in contrast to Rose who is adept at saving the world.

Television movies from Granada and ITV Studios America include: Molly Shannon in 12 Days of Christmas Eve ; Jason Priestly in The Reality Of Love ; Farrah Fawcett in Hollywood Lives, based on Jackie Collins ’ best selling novel ; Anne Heche in Dead Will Tell ; Melanie Griffith in Lethal Seduction ; Aidan Quinn and Mary-Louise Parker in Unexpected Journey ; and Susan Sarandon in Icebound.

*" Lily " by Jackie Marshall, " Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury "

The song is included on the 2011 album Heavenly Christmas performed by Jackie Evancho.