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A revealing and incisive account of the King of Late Night at the height of his fame and power, by his lawyer, wingman, fixer, and closest confidant. From 1962 until 1992, Johnny Carson hosted The Tonight Show and permeated the American consciousness. In the '70s and '80s he was the countr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bushkin, Henry (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : An Eamon Dolan Book/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
Subjects:
Carson, Johnny, > 1925-2005.
Television personalities > United States > Biography.
Tonight show (Television program)
Table of Contents:
  • 1979: The star among stars
  • 1970: Breaking in
  • 1970: Calamity John
  • 1972: Joanne and Joanna
  • 1972-1978: Stairway to paradise
  • 1979: NBC-See ya
  • 1979-1980: Free agency
  • 1979-1980: Clear sailing
  • 1980-1981: The inauguration
  • 1972-1980: Vegas
  • 1980-1984: Hobson's choices
  • 1982-1985: Homme et Femme
  • 1982-1985: Days of Weinberger and neuroses
  • 1987: Darkness falls
  • 1987-1988: The end.