<p>The dark reality behind the persona of one of America’s most beloved public figures.</p>
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<figure id="attachment_2167" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2167" style="width: 360px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Carson-Jack-Benny.jpeg"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-2167 size-full" src="https://www.bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Carson-Jack-Benny.jpeg" alt="" width="360" height="479" srcset="https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Carson-Jack-Benny.jpeg 360w, https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Carson-Jack-Benny-225x300.jpeg 225w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2167" class="wp-caption-text">Carson and his idol, Jack Benny</figcaption></figure></p>
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<figure id="attachment_2170" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2170" style="width: 468px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Carson-Three-Sons-1955.jpeg"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-2170 size-full" src="https://www.bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Carson-Three-Sons-1955.jpeg" alt="" width="468" height="599" srcset="https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Carson-Three-Sons-1955.jpeg 468w, https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Carson-Three-Sons-1955-234x300.jpeg 234w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2170" class="wp-caption-text">Carson, with his three sons, 1955</figcaption></figure></p>
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The dark reality behind the persona of one of America’s most beloved public figures. Johnny Carson, in the Navy. Carson and his idol, Jack Benny Carson, hosting “Who Do You Trust?” Carson, with his three sons, 1955 Carson, publicity photo, 1957 Carson with Ed McMahon, shortly after their Tonight Show stint began Carson, early years of the Tonight Show

<p>The dark reality behind the persona of one of America’s most beloved public figures.</p>


<a href="https://www.bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Carson-Navy.jpeg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Johnny Carson, in the Navy.<p></p>




<a href="https://www.bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Carson-Jack-Benny.jpeg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Carson and his idol, Jack Benny<p></p>




<a href="https://www.bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Carson-Who-do-You-Trust-1.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Carson, hosting “Who Do You Trust?”<p></p>




<a href="https://www.bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Carson-Three-Sons-1955.jpeg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Carson, with his three sons, 1955<p></p>




<a href="https://www.bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Carson-1957-publicity.jpeg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Carson, publicity photo, 1957<p></p>




<a href="https://www.bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Carson-Ed-McMahon.jpeg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Carson with Ed McMahon, shortly after their Tonight Show stint began<p></p>




<a href="https://www.bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Carson-portrait.jpeg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Carson, early years of the Tonight Show<p></p>



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