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Subject: Life of Reilly
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Date: Fri, 12-Apr-85 10:56:31 EST
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You're all wrong about Jackie Gleason.  He was the original Reilly for the firstseason of the show, 1949-50.  He played the character exactly as though he was
Ralph Kramden.  It was William Bendix who introduced a new "style" to Chester
A. Reilly.
					David Cherson
	"What a revoltin' development this is!"