Divorced. Jackie Gleason, 54, by his own admission "the greatest" showman of all; and Genevieve Gleason, 51; on grounds of "judicial separation" under New York's liberalized law, which went into effect in 1967; after 34 years of marriage (19 of separation), two children; in Manhattan. Settlement: she gets more than $100,000 a year in alimony.

Died. The Maharajah of Jaipur, 58, one of India's princely ex-rulers, who until independence in 1947 ranked among the world's richest men; of a heart attack, while playing polo; in Cirencester, England. In return for his throne, the government granted him an income-tax-free stipend of $240,000 a year and, though that was scarcely enough to maintain five palaces and 200 elephants, the Maharajah continued to support the string of polo ponies of which he was so fond.

Died. Rupert C. Thompson Jr., 64, retired chairman of Textron Inc. and philosopher of conglomerate organization; of cancer; in Providence. In 1956, Thompson left a successful banking career, joined his friend Royal Little at Textron, then a troubled textile manufacturer, and helped turn it into a widely diversified empire. Thompson instituted independent divisions modeled on the General Motors system, became chairman in 1960 and raised Textron's sales from $383,188,000 to $1.7 billion before he retired in 1969. Today Textron has 33 divisions that make products as varied as Bell helicopters, Talon zippers, Sheaffer pens and Gorham silver. Textron at one point ran a cruise ship to Hawaii that managed to rack up staggering losses; Thompson had models of the ship made as a reminder to his executives that an acquisition-minded company could become too enthusiastic.

Died. Colonel Roscoe Turner, 74, early speed flyer and Hollywood stunt man; of bone cancer; in Indianapolis. Turner cut an unforgettable figure striding around town in scarlet helmet, cobalt blue tunic and fawn cavalry pants, with his pet lion Gilmore tugging on a leash. Turner's air stunts were no less electrifying; he performed strut-wrenching maneuvers in such films as Hell's Angels and Flight at Midnight, was a champion at the hair-raising sport of low-level pylon racing at speeds of up to 300 m.p.h., and in 1929 set a Los Angeles-to-New York passenger-plane flight record of 20 hr. 20 min.

Died. Henrique Galvao, 75, longtime Portuguese dissident who drew world attention in 1961 when he and his comrades commandeered the luxury liner Santa Maria in protest against the regime of Premier Antonio Salazar; in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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