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Mike Thomas on co-writing a new Johnny Carson biography
(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON")
ED MCMAHON: And now, ladies and gentlemen, here's Johnny.
(CHEERING)
SCOTT SIMON, HOST:
It might be hard to grasp today just how big Johnny Carson was.
He hosted "The Tonight Show" from until , a bedtime companion for 9 million viewers each night.
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And as famed names lined up to sit on his couch, over time, Johnny's name became as big as their own. Esquire magazine's Bill Zehme began a biography of Johnny Carson in and interviewed the man himself, as well as friends, competitors, ex-wives and family.
When Bill died of cancer in , Mike Thomas, who had once been arts and entertainment writer at the Chicago Sun-Times, took over what had become a huge literary project.
Their new book, "Carson The Magnificent." It's an unblinking look at a man who entertained millions but could be remote and even mean to those closest to him. Mike Thomas joins us now from the s
