Jackie Gleason / "The Honeymooners" collection of 38 clippings, including a few
duplicates, from approximately 1985-1988. There is an autograph included with this lot, but I think it might be a secretarial signature. I'm not certain on that one. Otherwise, there's a bunch a great clippings here. This includes:
- Globe,
July 14, 1987, “Jackie Gleason’s deathbed anguish: Why did my dad desert
me?”; 2 photos and sensitive article
- “ July 31, 1987; photo of Audrey Meadows
with Milton Berle and Sid Caeser
- “ Nov. 10, 1987, “My dad was Jackie
Gleason’s father”; 5 photos & interesting article
- “ Dec. 15, 1987, “Art Carney’s dream
goes to the grave with Jackie Gleason”; 4 photos and feature on Carney, 2
pages
- “ Dec. 29, 1987, “Big names who
said goodbye in 1987” by Susan Goldfarb; photo of Jackie and mention of
his death
- Monterey
Herald, June 28, 1987, “The many loves of Jackie Gleason”; photo &
touching tribute
- National
Enquirer, Sep. 10, 1985; photo of Jackie with Art Carney in drag from
“Izzy and Moe”
- “ Sep. 17, 1985, “Gleason’s brassy
bus driver strikes TV gold”; 2-page article from “How Sweet It Is” by
James Bacon; 5 photos
- “ Sep. 24, 1985, “Jackie Gleason’s
dad split—And left his family broke”; 3 photos & excerpts from biography
“How Sweet It Is”
- “ Oct. 1, 1985, “Jackie Gleason got
his big break by insulting a big shot”; 2-page excerpt from biography “How
Sweet It Is”
- “ Nov. 12, 1985, “What millions of
fans never knew about…The Honeymooners”; 3 photos & excerpts from book
“The Official Honeymooners Treasury” by Peter Crescenti & Bob Columbe
- “ Apr. 8, 1986, “Surprise! Look who turns 70 in 1986”; photo of
Jackie along with other celebrities
- “ Mar. 17, 1987, “The 5 Best and 5
Worst TV series ever” by John-Bruce Shoemaker; photo of Jackie with the
cast of “The Honeymooners”
- “ June 16, 1987, “Jackie Gleason
given less than a year to live by cancer doctors”; Jackie on the cover and
inside 3 more photos and full-page article “Cancer docs tell Jackie
Gleason: You have less than one year to live” by Jerome George, Thomas L.
Muldoon, Jim Nelson & Charles Montgomery
- “ July 28, 1987, “Jackie Gleason’s
dramatic deathbed change in his Will” by Richard Baker, Jerome George
& Charles Montgomery’ 3 photos and full-page article about Jackie’s
final wishes
- “ July 12, 1988, “The best &
worst TV comedies of the ‘50s”; photo of Jackie with the cast of “The
Honeymooners”
- Newsweek,
Oct. 28, 1985, “Taking a second honeymoon”; recent photo of Meadows &
Randolph & interesting article
- On
Cable, Aug. 1985, “My TV honeymoon”; one writer’s memories of “The Honeymooners”
- People,
Sep. 23, 1985, “Reunited for a made-for-TV movie, Jackie Gleason and Art
Carney savor a wacky second honeymoon”; 4-page feature with huge photo,
about “Izzy and Moe” TV movie
- San Francisco
Chronicle, June 25, 1987, “TV star dies of cancer”; Jackie on the cover
with a long obituary
- San Jose Mercury
News, TV, Aug. 20, 1989; photo of Jackie and Art from “A Tribute To Jackie
Gleason”
- Santa
Cruz Sentinel, Feb. 22, 1988, “The lost episodes”; photo of Gleason &
Carney from “The Honeymooners”
- Star, May
26, 1987, “Jackie Gleason’s brave fight for life”; Jackie on the cover,
and inside a photo of him with his wife Marilyn and a full-page article
“’Gallant Jackie Gleason orders lobster as he battles for life” by Bob
Smith
- “ July 7, 1987, “Jackie Gleason:
How his final wish came true”; 2 photos and fascinating details of his
passing
- “ July 14, 1987, “My Pal, Jackie
Gleason, by his closest friend”; 2 photos and warm tribute by James Bacon
- “ Aug. 4, 1987; photo of Jackie
I personally clipped these myself, back when I operated the "Celebrity Newsclipping Service" in the 1980s and 1990s. Almost every clipping is identified by the source and date, making this ideal for serious collectors, libraries and archivists. The conditions are used, of course, with irregular edges, folds, creases and other signs of wear. But everything is original. I think you'll like this! It took me a while to put together. I saved it all these years, away from the light, in a non-smoking environment. Just for you! When you buy this rare gem, I will pack it carefully in a plastic cover, packed between stiff cardboard, shipped tight in a manila envelope.
I am selling thousands of clippings right now from the eighties, so check out my store for more goodies. Personally, I think paper clippings are getting rarer and rarer in this digital age. Do you have a special request? Let me know and I'll look through my treasure vault for you. I have much more than I am listing. Thanks for taking a moment to read my listing. Have a great day! Stay safe! Be happy!