Johnny Carson

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 attorney-client privilege, Bushkin spills everything, and for the reader the cringes outnumber the laughs.We have heard for years that Carson was aloof, demanding, and harsh. 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 other way.. 0 years of dealing with a very difficult, damaged man who ended up 'dying alone', because he seemed incapable of having it any other way.. "Hey, Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ya" according to Read-A-Book. 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.

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 that still retain their power to surprise and fascinate us. He was notoriously inscrutable, as mercurial (and sometimes cruel) off-camera as he was charming and hilarious onstage. 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. During the apex of his reign, Carson's longtime lawyer and best friend was Henry Bushkin, who now shows us Johnny Carson with a breathtaking clarity and depth that nobody else could. Of course, Carson's adventures weren't all so sordid. But this memoir isn't just dishy. 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. Johnny Carson unvei