"I was scared": Five bombshells from Johnny Carson's biography …
Nov 5, 2024 · For decades, Carson dominated late-night television with "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" on NBC. Carson would go on to win six Emmys, the Television Academy's 1980 Governor's Award and a ...
Heeeeere’s Johnny Carson’s Biography, 20 Years in the Making
Nov 5, 2024 · Alas, Carson died in 2005. But the next best thing, a new biography called Carson the Magnificent, does an exhilarating job of bringing him back. Even more, it brings back its author, Bill Zehme ...
A long-awaited biography of Johnny Carson proves he's the
Oct 28, 2024 · Johnny Carson, the man who made “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” an American institution, has been off the late-night air longer than he was on it. For people of a certain age —...
Jimmy Kimmel and Jay Leno explain Johnny Carson's enduring …
Nov 5, 2024 · Johnny Carson was so popular during his heyday that a late-night quip about a toilet paper shortage caused a run on the product at grocery stores across the country in 1973, nearly a half-century ...
Bill Zehme's Unfinished Johnny Carson Biography Came with ‘A …
Nov 5, 2024 · Johnny Carson was at once the most-watched and most-elusive star in television history—a familiar and even intimate presence inside American homes for three decades, yet enduringly impossible to truly know.. Bill Zehme, the author and celebrated magazine profiler, chased Carson beyond doggedly during the last years of his own life, seeking to craft a biography that would dive deeply into the ...
The Amazing, Disappearing Johnny Carson | The New Yorker
November 6, 2024. Photograph by Frank Carroll / NBC / Getty. For thirty years, from October 1, 1962, to May 22, 1992, Johnny Carson presided over American popular culture from the 11:30 P.M ...
Bill Zehme's Posthumously-Published Johnny Carson Bio Is a …
Oct 30, 2024 · So if Johnny Carson was the ultimate late-night host, Bill Zehme was the ultimate Johnny Carson fan. In his early years, he would sit there—transfixed—hanging on every word that came out of Carson’s mouth. Watching Johnny weeknights at 10:30 PM Central Time became a near-nightly ritual for the young future journalist.
Book Review: ‘Carson the Magnificent,’ by Bill Zehme with Mike …
Nov 3, 2024 · Johnny Carson dominated late-night television for decades, but closely guarded his privacy. Bill Zehme’s biography, “Carson the Magnificent,” tries to break through. Share full article
Mike Thomas on co-writing a new Johnny Carson biography
Nov 2, 2024 · NPR's Scott Simon interviews Mike Thomas about the new Johnny Carson biography, "Carson the Magnificent," co-written by Bill Zehme.
Johnny Carson; 79 King of Late-Night Dies - Television Academy
Jan 23, 2005 · Johnny Carson, the "Tonight Show" TV host who served America a smooth nightcap of celebrity banter, droll comedy and heartland charm for 30 years, has died. He was 79. "Mr. Carson passed away peacefully early Sunday morning," his nephew, Jeff Sotzing, told The Associated Press.