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

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 ...

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Johnny Carson dominated late-night television for decades, but closely guarded his privacy. Bill Zehme’s biography, “Carson the Magnificent,” tries to break through. Folk tales and beloved ...

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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