NBC's The Tonight Show is sixty years old. For half of those years, 1962-1992, Johnny Carson hosted the program. There's no question he was the king of late night television and an entertainment icon whose influence is very much alive. Unfortunately, his impact may not be well understood or appreciated in part because Carson carefully guarded his private life. When he left the studio, he left the world of celebrity.
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| Carson in 1970 |
There is a new "tell all" book about Carson written by one of his former associates. I suspect it confirms many of the less savory aspects of the star's life that have arisen in the eight years since his death. Such words will reconfirm that human nature's strengths and weaknesses extend even to our icons. With that in mind, here is a glimpse of the king at his best:
Johnny Carson was born on this day, October 23, in 1925.
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