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King of the Night: The Life of Johnny Carson
King of the Night The Life of Johnny Carson
Author: Laurence Leamer
ISBN-13: 9780312922566
ISBN-10: 0312922566
Publication Date: 6/1992
Rating:
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
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2.8 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: St Martins Mass Market Paper
Book Type: Paperback
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FROM THE PUBLISHER
Johnny Carson was a phenomenon, the most successful performer in the history of television. For the better part of three decades, the enormously popular host of "The Tonight Show" was welcomed into millions of American homes -- as a friend, an entertainer, and an inexhaustibly sage and witty commentator on our lives and times. But there was a dark side to this charming and inscrutable enigma that only those closest to Carson ever saw -- a sadness, mistrust, and cruelty behind the glitter and glamour, intensified by a lifelong pursuit of power, wealth, and fame.
Based on more than two years of intensive research including more than 700 personal interviews with ex-wives, ex-friends, colleagues, and celebrities -- with all-new, never-before-published material on Johnny's post-"Tonight Show" life, from his retirement through his final days -- Laurence Learner's King of the Night is an intimate and powerful portrait of an unforgettable personality, at once a tribute and a revelation.
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I learned a lot about Johnny Carson and the business of comedy.
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This is a good book if you are a real johnny Carson fan.
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Detailed life of Johnny Carson. It is a sad story of him seeking acceptance and the isolation he creates.