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Carson the Magnificent / Bill Zehme with Mike Thomas.

Zehme, Bill, (author.). Thomas, Mike, 1970- (author.).

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 TV personality to, eventually, host of The Tonight Show--which he transformed, along with the entirety of American popular culture, over the next three decades-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9781451645279
  • ISBN: 1451645279
  • Physical Description: 322 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2024.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-308) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: Tiptoeing up the mountain -- There will be a tomorrow -- Kind of like television roulette -- A tight suitcase -- It's all in the timing -- The difference between love and lust -- A gesture from God -- And so it has come to this -- Epilogue: Like the widow at a funeral.

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Subject:
Carson, Johnny, 1925-2005.
Tonight show (Television program)
Television talk show hosts > United States > Biography.
Television personalities > United States > Biography.
Genre:
Biographies.

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  • 47 of 49 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

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