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From: techpub@mhuxt.UUCP (mcgrew)
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Subject: Re: Jackie Gleason / Life of Reilly
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Date: Tue, 9-Apr-85 16:08:09 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr  9 16:08:09 1985
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> > Does anyone remember an old, old show called Life of Reilly(sp?)?
> > 
> > I happened to catch it last night (5:30am) and it was pretty good.
> > [...]
> > had the standard family with funny neighbor, etc.  But it starred
> > Jackie Gleason and he was sooo thin!   I mean you would say thin!
> > It must've been made very early.  Anyone know when?
> > Michael S. Weiss                               BITNET:  weiss@psuvaxg.bitnet
> 
>   As I recall (I used to watch the show in my younger days), "Life
>   of Reilly" starred William Bendix.  The show was on around 1958-1959
>   or so.  William Bendix did look a little like Jackie Gleason.
> 
>   Can anyone verify this???
> -- 
> Frank Dibbell     (408-746-6493)                 {whatever}!amdahl!canopus
> [R.A. 6h 22m 30s  Dec. -52d 36m]                 [Generic disclaimer.....]


You are both correct.  I believe that Bendix was the original
Reilly and Jackie Gleason took over the role in mid-stream.
JG was pretty thin back then--a couple hundred pounds ago. :-)

melanie
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P.S. Hi Frank!  How's Melanie doing??