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Dick Carson dead: Director of The Tonight Show and Wheel of Fortune dies at 92
Carson reportedly died peacefully at his home in Studio City, California, in the loving embrace of family following a brief illness, according to reports. The director had an impressive television career spanning 43 years, and is probably best known for his work on household favourites such as The Tonight Show and Wheel of Fortune. Carson was the younger brother of American TV host Johnny Carson, who died back in 2005.Dick’s career took off when he got a gig working alongside his brother on The Tonight Show, which Johnny hosted between 1962 and 1992.Dick worked on the show for seven years before moving on to direct The Don Rickles Variety Show. The director was also a part of the famous game show Wheel of Fortune for over two decades, choosing to stay on the show until he retired. Dick won multiple Daytime Emmy Awards for his impressive work on The Merv Griffin Show, which he directed from 1972 all the way through to 1986. Born on June 4, 1929 in Clarinda, Iowa, Richard Charles Carson was the youngest of three children to Homer Lloyd and Ruth Hook Carson.Dick is survived by his wife Karlyn Carson, whom he was married to for 33 years. He was previously married to his high school sweetheart Patricia Ann Gundy, whom he stayed with for 34 years until she died in 1986.Together they had two sons, Douglas and Christopher, as well as a daughter named Kathleen Ann Tucker. Dick was also grandfather to Lindsey Ann Ritenour, Melissa Ann Pregler and Chase Alexandra Carson, and had a great-granddaughter named Peyton Jane Ritenour. Dick was reportedly very close to his brother Johnny, whom he once described as “my hero”.In a 2015 interview for the DGA, he said: “He got into magic very early, very early. “And got into it and started
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Betty White and Joan Rivers trade hilarious barbs in catty, resurfaced 1983 Tonight Show clip
A catty clip of Joan Rivers trading hilarious barbs with Betty White while guest-hosting The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on April 19, 1983 has gone viral since White's death last Friday.The brassy blondes - who were 49 and 61 at the time - appeared to have a blast making fun of each other's magazine covers for People Weekly and Kennel Review at the time.'And if you dare say, "Who's that other bi*** on the cover?" I will never speak to you again for as long as I live,' Betty joked. TV icons: A catty clip of Joan Rivers (R) trading hilarious barbs with Betty White (L) while guest-hosting The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on April 19, 1983 has gone viral since White's death last Friday'I am the one in the pink jacket.'Joan then shaded White over her cover not being for 'a major publication.' 'Not a major publication? If you have dogs I tell you that's a very major publication,' the eight-time Emmy winner replied.Rivers (born Molinsky) quipped: 'For your career, though, that's a good start.' Cover girls! The brassy blondes - who were 49 and 61 at the time - appeared to have a blast making fun of each other's magazine covers for People Weekly and Kennel Review at the time Betty joked:'And if you dare say, "Who's that other bi*** on the cover?" I will never speak to you again for as long as I live!I am the one in the pink jacket' Joan then shaded White over her cover not being for 'a major publication'The Daytime Emmy winner joked that the People Weekly editors wanted the cover to be 'topless' but she said no.'Weren't you?' Betty sarcastically asked.
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