been awaiting deployment to Europe with his regiment in the hotel, which the army had commandeered to house the troops. Reports varied, some saying the fall was accidental, while others stating it was a suicide. Death Gleason died in her sleep, apparently of heart disease in 1947, aged 59, at her home in Brentwood, California. Filmography References Sources Fresno Bee, "Actress Lucile Gleason Dies In Hollywood", May 19, 1947, p. 3 Los Angeles Times, "Lucile Gleason, Film Actress, Dies in Sleep", May 19, 1947, p. A1 Oakland Tribune, "Gleasons Score At Grand Lake", October 28, 1938, p. 37 External links 1888 births 1947 deaths 20th-century American actresses American film actresses American stage actresses Actresses from Pasadena, California