Description: "Johnny Carson" - by Henry Bushkin - Hardcover w/Dustjacket - Published in 2013 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 294 pages (16 pages of great color photos and many black & white shots) - both book and DJ are in EXCELLENT condition. Johnny Carson is the most successful performer in the history of television. From 1962 to 1992 on "The Tonight Show" he was seen by more people on more occasions than anyone else in American history. In the ’70s and ’80s he was the country’s highest-paid entertainer and its most enigmatic. He was notoriously inscrutable, as mercurial (and sometimes cruel) off-camera as he was charming and hilarious onstage. During the apex of his reign, Carson’s longtime lawyer and best friend was Henry Bushkin, who writes about Johnny Carson with a breathtaking clarity and depth that nobody else could. From the moment in 1970 when Carson hired Bushkin (who was just twenty-seven) until the moment eighteen years later when they parted ways, the author witnessed and often took part in a string of escapades that still retain their power to surprise and fascinate us. One of Bushkin’s first assignments was helping Carson break into a posh Manhattan apartment to gather evidence of his wife’s infidelity. More than once, Bushkin helped his client avoid entanglements with the mob. Of course, Carson’s adventures weren’t all so sordid. 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. Carson socialized with Frank Sinatra, Jack Lemmon, Jimmy Stewart, Kirk Douglas, and dozens of other boldface names who populate this atmospheric and propulsive chronicle of the King of Late Night and his world. This great book is a thorough portrait of Carson, revealing not only how he truly was, but why. Bushkin explains why Carson, a voracious (and very talented) womanizer, felt he always had to be married; why he loathed small talk even as he excelled at it; why he couldn’t visit his son in the hospital and wouldn’t attend his mother’s funeral; and much more. Bushkin’s account is by turns shocking, poignant, and uproarious — written with a novelist’s eye for detail, a screenwriter’s ear for dialogue, and a knack for comic timing that Carson himself would relish. Johnny Carson unveils not only the hidden Carson, but also the raucous, star-studded world he ruled. There is only some very minor edge wear on the DJ, but this book is still in EXCELLENT condition. No collection of Johnny Carson or Tonight Show items is complete without this great book. Check out the scan for the photo of Johnny on the cover. You won't be disappointed. Don't get left out; this book is long out of print! All previous buyers of my television related books have been completely satisfied. I have many other television relatec books available; please inquire. The book will be sent via Media mail in the USA to minimize shipping costs. I will combine shipping to reduce charges for multiple items. Priority mail is also available. If interested, please inquire. Credit cards are accepted through PayPal.com. Please see my auctions and my eBay store for a wide variety of sports and non-sports collectibles. All items are packed with care to insure safe delivery. Please contact me if you have any questions. 1-5-19 -- 18.8
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Subject: Performing Arts
Topic: Television - Johnny Carson
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Publication Year: 2013
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
