Carson the magnificent /
Twenty years in the making, Zemhe and Thomas's book examines "one of the most inscrutable figures in entertainment history, a man who brought so much joy and laughter to so many millions but was himself exceedingly shy and private. Zehme traces Carson's rise from a magic-obsessed Nebr...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
[2024].
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| Summary: | Twenty years in the making, Zemhe and Thomas's book examines "one of the most inscrutable figures in entertainment history, a man who brought so much joy and laughter to so many millions but was himself exceedingly shy and private. Zehme traces Carson's rise from a magic-obsessed Nebraska boy to a Navy ensign in World War II to a burgeoning radio and television personality to, eventually, host of The Tonight Show, which he transformed, along with the entirety of American popular culture, over the next three decades. |
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| Item Description: | Illustrations on endpapers. |
| Physical Description: | 322 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-308) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781451645279 1451645279 |