Photograph Signed, oblong 4to, n.p., n.d.
HONEYMOONERS [ÒTHE HONEYMOONERSÓ TELEVISION SHOW] (October 1, 1955 Ð September 22, 1956) American television situation comedy produced by Jackie Gleason Enterprises, inc. for CBS from 1955Ð56. The show was set in a Bensonhurst, Brooklyn apartment.
This is a publicity still taken from an episode of the now world-famous television show, ÒThe Honeymooners, which ran for only 39 episodes at the time, but has since become a classic in American comedy, shown repeatedly around the world. In ÒThe HoneymoonersÓ, Jackie Gleason played Ralph Cramden, a luckless, constantly-in-a-jam bus driver living in a tiny, dingy apartment in Brooklyn complete with fire escape. His wife Alice, played by Audrey Meadows, made her presence known with her distinctive nasal, high, nagging voice and her I-told-you-so speeches to Ralph when he had done or was about to do something which would cause them both trouble. His upstairs neighbor and best friend, Norton was played by Art Carney. Norton prided himself in describing his job as being a Òsanitary engineerÓ, or as the audience understood, a sewer worker. His wife Trixie, played by Joyce Randolph, played AliceÕs best friend. This photograph shows all four of the cast members assuming their characteristic facial expressions in a scene in RalphÕs kitchen. It is signed in full by Gleason in the upper left corner in black pen next to his picture; by Art Carney, his partner in comedy, across the top in black pen over his picture, by Audrey Meadows in blue pen across the bottom over the kitchen table, and by Joyce Randolph across the top in black pen over her picture. This is a great memento of an innocent but rich time in American comedy. (Item ID: 1346)
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