Beverly McKittrick: What happened to Jackie Gleason’s second wife

Beverly McKittrick

Beverly McKittrick is the ex-wife of Jackie Gleason. Beverly McKittrick’s husband was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy, exemplified by his city-bus-driver character Ralph Kramden in the television series The Honeymooners. Because of his great performances, he was known affectionately as “The Great One.” He was an actor, comedian, writer, composer, and conductor.

Beverly McKittrick: Bio Summary

Full NameBeverly McKittrick
famous aswife of Jackie Gleason
Date of birth1934
Age89 years old as of 2023
Place of BirthUnited States of America
NationalityAmerican
EthnicityCaucasian
ChildrenN/A
spouse Jackie Gleason (m. 1970–1975)

Beverly McKittrick was born in 1934 in the United States of America as reported by Deadorkicking. As of 2023, she is 89 years old. McKittrick gained much of her fame because of her marriage to the popular actor, comedian, writer, composer, and conductor. She was the second woman Gleason got married to.

How did Jackie Gleason and Beverly McKittrick meet?

Jackie Gleason and Beverly McKittrick were married for 5 years. They got married on 4th Jul 1970. 5 years later they divorced on 24th Nov 1975. They didn’t have any children. Gleason’s first marriage was to Genevieve Halford. His first marriage produced two children They were Geraldine Gleason and Linda Miller.

ALSO, READ; Geraldine Gleason: Where is Jackie Gleason’s daughter now?

Gleason met his second wife, McKittrick, at a country club in 1968, where she worked as a secretary. At that time Gleason was still married to his wife Halford even though Gleason and his wife were informally separated in 1951. Jackie was in a Catholic marriage and divorce wasn’t an option. However, they ended it all in 1970.

Ten days after his divorce from Halford was final, Gleason and McKittrick were married in a registry ceremony in Ashford, England on July 4, 1970. As said earlier, their marriage lasted only 5 years. Gleason filed for divorce from McKittrick (who contested, asking for a reconciliation). The divorce was granted on November 19, 1975.

ALSO, READ; Marilyn Gleason: What happened to Jackie Gleason’s wife?

Jackie moved on and married Marilyn Taylor on December 16, 1975; the marriage lasted until his death in 1987. As early as 1952, when The Jackie Gleason Show captured Saturday night for CBS, Gleason regularly smoked six packs of cigarettes a day, but he never smoked on The Honeymooners.

Gleason died at age 71 in his Florida home. His wife Marilyn Taylor also died on April 2, 2019, Tuesday night in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA at Broward Health Medical Center. She died at the age of 93. According to Deadorkicking, McKittrick is still alive as of 2023.

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Kennedy Gedzah is a graduate of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology-KNUST (2018). He is the Owner and has been the lead content creator at Dicytrends.com since 2020. His Passion for providing people with credible and well-researched information on the internet led him to build Dicytrends.com. With more than 5 years of experience in blogging and writing, he has amassed sufficient knowledge on various topics, including biographies, fashion and lifestyles, Entertainment, and more. You can contact him via email: Kgedzah@gmail.com

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