Biography

Ralph J. Gleason was born on March 1, 1917 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for NET Playhouse (1964), Payday (1973) and Duke Ellington: Love You Madly (1967). He was married to Jean Rayburn. He died on June 3, 1975 in Berkeley, California, USA.

A former jazz columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and VP of Fantasy Records, in 1967 he co-founded (with Jann Wenner Rolling Stone magazine, the "bible" of rock-and-roll journalism.