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Entertainers: Portraits of Stardom in the 20th Century
The editor-in-chief of Billboard magazine gathers his most memorable interviews with the stars of TV and film over the past twenty years, including a probing conversation with Johnny Carson and material deleted from the original versions.
432 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 1998
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December 8, 2022If you are an interviewer or a biographer please do not forget to ask about the interviewees “favorites”.
I have read so much on Johnny Carson now, which is why I am reading this book, yet I do not have the faintest idea what his favorite books were despite knowing he was an avid reader.
Knowing someones favorite books, movies, songs, etc provides insight into their make-up and professional lives.
This cultural curation gives us through-lines to our intellectual past that we lack without it.
Everyone has a “Canon” of works relevant to who they are. I wish I knew Carson’s.
I have read so much on Johnny Carson now, which is why I am reading this book, yet I do not have the faintest idea what his favorite books were despite knowing he was an avid reader.
Knowing someones favorite books, movies, songs, etc provides insight into their make-up and professional lives.
This cultural curation gives us through-lines to our intellectual past that we lack without it.
Everyone has a “Canon” of works relevant to who they are. I wish I knew Carson’s.
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