The Life of Riley
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The Life of Riley is an American radio situation comedy series of the 1940s that was adapted into a 1949 feature film, as well as two different television series, and a comic book.
William Bendix as Chester A. Riley
Wesley Morgan and William Bendix, 1956
Jackie Gleason and Rosemary DeCamp in the original 1949 television series
The Riley family. From left: Lugene Sanders (Babs), William Bendix (Chester A. Riley), Marjorie Reynolds (Peg), and Wesley Morgan (Junior).
Jackie Gleason
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Herbert John Gleason, known as Jackie Gleason, was an American comedian, actor, writer, and composer also known as "The Great One".
The Life of Riley
…William Bendix was to have appeared on both radio and TV, but Bendix's RKO Radio Pictures movie contract prevented him from appearing on the TV version. Jackie Gleason starred, with Rosemary DeCamp replacing Paula Winslowe as wife Peg, Gloria Winters as daughter Barbara (Babs), Lanny Rees as son Chester Jr. (Junior…
Gleason in the 1940s
Gleason and Margaret Jeanne (of the June Taylor dancers) get ready for St. Patrick's Day 1955.
Gleason as the Poor Soul on Toast of the Town in 1954