King of the night : the life of Johnny Carson
(Book)
Author
Contributors
William Morrow and Company publisher.
Published
New York : William Morrow and Company, Inc., ©1989.
ISBN
0688074049, 9780688074043
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Stacks | 791.45 LEA | On Shelf |
Batavia Public Library District - Adult Biography | B CARSON, JOHNNY | On Shelf |
Beecher Community Library District - Stacks | B CAR | On Shelf |
Crestwood Public Library District - Stacks | B CAR | On Shelf |
La Grange Public Library - Stacks | 791.4502 CAR | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Carson, Johnny, -- 1925-2005.
Comedians -- United States -- 20th century.
Comedians -- United States -- Biography.
Television personalities -- United States -- 20th century.
Television personalities -- United States -- Biography.
Television writers -- United States -- 20th century.
Television writers -- United States -- Biography.
Carson, Johnny, -- 1925-2005.
Comedians -- United States -- 20th century.
Comedians -- United States -- Biography.
Television personalities -- United States -- 20th century.
Television personalities -- United States -- Biography.
Television writers -- United States -- 20th century.
Television writers -- United States -- Biography.
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Published
New York : William Morrow and Company, Inc., ©1989.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
448 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : black and white photographs ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
0688074049, 9780688074043
Notes
General Note
Full page plates are included in pagination.
Bibliography
Includes research notes (pages [415]-436), bibliographical references (pages [437]-439), and index.
Description
More than seven hundred interviews with ex-wives, friends, and business associates provide a wealth of details about late-night television talk show host Johnny Carson, detailing his rise from obscurity to national fame.
Description
Johnny Carson was a phenomenon, the most successful performer in the history of television. For the better part of three decades, the enormously popular host of "The Tonight Show" was welcomed into millions of American homes -- as a friend, an entertainer, and an inexhaustibly sage and witty commentator on our lives and times. But there was a dark side to this charming and inscrutable enigma that only those closest to Carson ever saw -- a sadness, mistrust, and cruelty behind the glitter and glamour, intensified by a lifelong pursuit of power, wealth, and fame. Based on more than two years of intensive research including more than 700 personal interviews with ex-wives, ex-friends, colleagues, and celebrities -- with all-new, never-before-published material on Johnny's post-"Tonight Show" life. This portrait is less intimate than some, goes scant on the full range of Carson's philandering, and yet is the strongest, most deeply researched. -- Publisher description.
Additional Physical Form
Also issued online.
Binding Information
Quarter-bound in navy blue cloth, embossed and stamped in gilt; navy blue board covers; end papers are tan; navy blue dust jacket printed in color.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Leamer, L. (1989). King of the night: the life of Johnny Carson (First edition.). William Morrow and Company, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Leamer, Laurence. 1989. King of the Night: The Life of Johnny Carson. William Morrow and Company, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Leamer, Laurence. King of the Night: The Life of Johnny Carson William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1989.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Leamer, Laurence. King of the Night: The Life of Johnny Carson First edition., William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1989.
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