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Heeere's Johnny Carson, An 'American Masters' Film
msnbc.com 2 weeks, 4 days agoNEW YORK (AP) -- Johnny Carson didn't invent late night, whose all-encompassing darkness, according to Genesis, even predates TV by many millennia. Nor did Carson invent late-night talk shows. He didn't invent their desk-and-couch format or the monologue with which they typically begin, or the game of golf, which inspired the golf swing he stylishly mimed to finish his own monologue each night. Carson didn't invent the talk-show host's sidekick, or the obligatory house band. Even many of his most popular co
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'Johnny Carson: King Of Late Night' Takes An In-depth Look
latimes.com 2 weeks, 4 days agoA PBS 'American Masters' documentary investigates the mystique of the elusive 'Tonight Show' host, 20 years after he left TV.Barbara Walters, Peter Jennings and Diane Sawyer all made their best pitch but were turned down. Johnny Carson, the man who changed forever the world of late-night talk, wasn't talking.










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