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Carson said goodbye on a Friday, and Leno made his debut the following Monday, May 25, with Billy Crystal breaking the ice — and poking fun at Midler's emotional farewell while the new guy in ...
The song was by sung by Bette Midler to Johnny Carson on the penultimate night of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (May 21, 1992). Both Midler and Carson got caught up in the emotion of the song, and a heretofore unused camera angle on the set framed the two and the performance. It earned Midler that year's Emmy Award for Outstanding ...
Carson, Johnny (1965). Happiness is a Dry Martini. Doubleday and Company. ISBN 1-199-39735-0. Carson, Johnny (1967). Misery is a blind date. Doubleday and Company. ASIN B002J1EG3A. Johnny Carson Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Bette Midler (/ b ɛ t ˈ m ɪ d l ər / bet MID-lər; [1] [2] born December 1, 1945) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and author. [3] Throughout her five-decade career Midler has received numerous accolades, including four Golden Globe Awards, three Grammy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Kennedy Center Honor, in addition to nominations for two Academy ...
Everybody who was anybody landed on Johnny's couch, clockwise from upper left: Richard Pryor, 1986; Drew Barrymore, 1982; Bette Midler, 1992; then-Gov. Jerry Brown, 1979.
Late-night television changed forever when Johnny Carson handed over "The Tonight Show" to Jay Leno in May 1992. Laughs, tears and Bette Midler: How Johnny Carson left 'The Tonight Show' 30 years ...
Johnny Carson was so popular during his heyday that a late-night quip about a toilet paper shortage caused a run on the product at grocery stores across the country in 1973, nearly a half-century ...
Commemorating the Johnny Carson success story and the many stars who have emerged after appearing on his NBC-TV nightly talk show the set features appearances by Groucho Marx, Ike & Tina Turner, Bette Midler, Lenny Bruce, Pearl Bailey, Sammy Davis, Aretha Franklin, The Smothers Brothers and the unforgettable Art Fern. [6]