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01-24-2005
Late-Night King Johnny Carson Dies at 79
Entertainer Bette Midler caresses talk show host Johnny Carson during his next-to-last taping of "The Tonight Show" in Burbank, Ca., Thursday, May 21, 1992. Carson died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005 according to his nephew. He was 79. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Johnny Carson, the quick-witted "Tonight Show" host who became a national institution putting his viewers to bed for 30 years with a smooth nightcap of celebrity banter and heartland charm, died Sunday. He was 79. Carson died early Sunday morning, according to his nephew, Jeff Sotzing. "He was surrounded by his family, whose loss will be immeasurable," ...