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"Carson the Magnificent," by Bill Zehme with Mike Thomas. (Simon & Schuster/TNS) For almost 30 years as host of “The Tonight ...

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No matter who your bedtime TV pal is, you’re in good hands and in the new book, “Carson the Magnificent” by Bill Zehme with ...

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No matter who your bedtime TV pal is, you're in good hands, and in the new book "Carson the Magnificent," by Bill Zehme with ...

For almost 30 years as host of “The Tonight Show,” Johnny Carson was the last face millions of viewers saw before they closed ...

Finally, it’s the birthday of Rickie Lee Jones. She is 70. Here she is on “The Old Grey Whistle Test ,” London, 1979. Kid ...

"Carson the Magnificent," by Bill Zehme with Mike Thomas. (Simon & Schuster/TNS) ...

Carson the Magnificent” delivers the famous talk-show host in full while keeping the mystery of what made him tick alive ...

Carson pioneered a new style of late-night hosting—relaxed, improvisatory, risk-averse, and inscrutable.

If there are ghosts, the ghost of writer Bill Zehme might be found within the Chicago tavern/restaurant Twin Anchors, where ...