King of the Night: The Life of Johnny Carson
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (984 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0688074049 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A candid, unauthorized portrait of Johnny Carson draws on the observations of ex-wives, paramours, colleagues, family, and friends to provide a close-up study of America's most famous talk-show host. Reissue.
. He lives in Palm Beach, Florida, and Washington, D.C., with his wife, Vesna Obradovic Leamer. Laurence Leamer is the New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen books, including The Kennedy Women and The Price of Justice. His play, Rose, was produced off Broadway last year. He has worked in a French factory and a West Virginia coal mine, and was a Peace Corps volunteer in Ne
To this workaholic who dreads vacations, The Tonight Show is everything. From Publishers Weekly The King of the Night--the entertainer adored by millions of devotees of The Tonight Show --is Killjoy of the Day, according to Leamer ( As Time Goes By , etc.) who in this lively unauthorized biography depicts "the most uptight, nervous guy you'll ever want to meet." Almost every aspect of John William Carson's life is shown to be different from the way it publicly appears to be: "the great host" is a reclusive man who rarely invites anyone to his home; "the loving husband" seeks solace outside his marriage; "the caring father" lacks rapport with his three sons. BOMC featured selection. He is the sun and everything rotates around him, yet when the camera is off, "Johnny seems diminished, washed out." He does not praise his employees; silence is his highest
"A page-turner!" according to SB-9. The is a (not very flattering) behind-the-scenes look at a TV icon. The book begins with Carson's childhood and finishes with his fourth marriage and retirement from the Tonight Show. Based on Mr. Leamer's exhaustive 2-year research including 700+ interviews with colleagues, x-wives, x-friends and celebrities. Johnny Carson's public persona of wit and charm, hid a dark side of sadness, alcoholism and cruelty. A real eye-opene. GREAT READ!!! The first 135 pages of this book relate in detail the life, education, and growth to stardom BEFORE Johnny Carson became the host of the Tonight Show. The remainding pages are just as interesting as the first 135. It has a later added part of Johnny Carson's last years but doesn't really give any details of his funeral or his will, or what has happened to the few close people who surrounded him at the time of his death, if th. A good start, but not definitive Belichick36 As a true "Carsonphile", I was looking forward to reading this somewhat dated biography about the "King of Late Night." Insights about Johnny's tumultuous marriages, affairs, and icy relationships with his son's brought a new perspective on his personal life - albeit perhaps not always even-handed. I found the passages regarding Johnny's early forays in t.v. in Nebraska and L.A. to be fascinating. It is easy to forget that Jo