Johnny Carson

By Henry Bushkin

Categories: Biographies & Memoirs

Johnny Carson is a 2013 memoir by Henry Bushkin, who served as Johnny Carson's lawyer, business partner and close friend for nearly two decades. Carson nicknamed him 'Bombastic Bushkin' and often mentioned him on The Tonight Show. Bushkin offers a behind-the-scenes look at the private life of the famously guarded talk-show host, including his marriages, business deals, friendships and feuds. The book portrays Carson as brilliant and generous but also lonely and difficult.

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