Gleason, Jackie (1916-1987)
As his sobriquet, The Great One, implies, Jackie Gleason was a comedian of superlative talents, but one whose persona housed enormous contradictions. A literally larger-tha...
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Bernie Mac says he plans to bring down the curtain on his standup comedy act after 30 years.Mac told David Letterman on CBS' "Late Show" that he'll retire after he finishes shooting the comedy film...
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The Fonz in bronze? It could happen. Visit Milwaukee, a group that promotes the city as a tourism and convention destination, is leading an effort to raise money for a bronze sculpture of the chara...
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Make up your own playbill for Campaign '08 by matching politicians to the talent pool of actors who could portray them.Hint: Age doesn't matter and appearance isn't everything.1. John McCain2. Bill...
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Today is Sunday, June 24, the 175th day of 2007. There are 190 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On June 24, 1948, Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West G...
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Frank Stanton, a broadcasting pioneer and CBS president for 26 years who helped turn its TV operation into the "Tiffany network" and built CBS News into a respected information source, has died. He...
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Anita RoddickLONDON (AP) _ Anita Roddick, founder of the international Body Shop cosmetics chain, died Monday. She was 64.She died after suffering a major brain hemorrhage, her family said.Roddick,...
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Most people don't like being behind the eight ball, but Willie Mosconi made it his life's work.It has been half a century since the pool wizard quit playing competitively, but the sands of time hav...
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The tree is in the trash, the New Year's hangovers are fading and the leftover Perrier-Jouët is ready for that back shelf in the fridge, but before we begin anew, it's a good time to raise a g...
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The restaurant that radio talk show host Thom Hartmann _ comedian Al Franken's heir apparent on Air America _ has chosen for lunch speaks volumes.On the one hand, it's an old-fashioned Midwestern f...
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Gleason, Jackie (1916-1987)
Bernie Mac plans to retire from standup
