Johnny Carson
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (841 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00FKA81JC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 353 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Millions Love Him; He Loved No One Perhaps the saddest Hollywood bio in recent memory, Henry Bushkin's "Johnny Carson" paints a vivid picture of a kind of genius savant. Johnny was a brilliant live broadcaster. He was not much good at anything else. Bushkin was Carson's personal attorney and business advisor in the 1970s and 80s and saw every private wart there was to see. With a thoroughness that makes you wonder whatever happened to attorne. David W Musal said A look inside the real world of Carson. The book began as though it would be another nasty 'tell-all; but it quickly became obvious that it was an honest assessment of the author's relationship with one of the most famous television personalities in the history of the medium. The author tries to 'tell it like it was' for "A look inside the real world of Carson" according to David W Musal. The book began as though it would be another nasty 'tell-all; but it quickly became obvious that it was an honest assessment of the author's relationship with one of the most famous television personalities in the history of the medium. The author tries to 'tell it like it was' for 20 years of dealing with a very difficult, damaged man who ended up 'dying alone', because he seemed incapable of having it any . 0 years of dealing with a very difficult, damaged man who ended up 'dying alone', because he seemed incapable of having it any . Hey, Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ya By the time I finished this book, I wasn't sure if I even liked Johnny Carson anymore. He was a brilliant talent and had a remarkable ability to bring out the best in his guests on the show. His personal life was supremely sad and barren of love, although various women tried their best to hang with him. His mother really did a number on his self-esteem. Thanks, Mom.
It is a tautly rendered and remarkably nuanced portrait of Carson, revealing not only how he truly was, but why. He hosted Ronald Reagan's inaugural concert as a favor to the new president, and he prevented a drunken Dean Martin from appearing onstage that evening. Johnny Carson unveils not only the hidden Carson, but also the raucous, star-studded world he ruled.. In the '70s and '80s he was the country's highest-paid entertainer and its most enigmatic. One of Bushkin's first assignments was helping Carson break into a posh Manhattan apartment to gather evidence of his wife's infidelity. A revealing and incisive account of the King of Late Night at the height of his fame and power, by his lawyer, wingman, fixer, and closest confidantFrom 1962 until 1992, Johnny Carson hosted The Tonight Show and permeated the American consciousness. From the moment in 1970 when Carson hired Bushkin (who was just 27) until the moment 18 years later when they parted ways, the author witnessed and often took part in a string of escapades tha