King of the Night: The Life of Johnny Carson

Laurence Leamer. St. Martin's Press, $5.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-312-92256-6

``The King of the Night--the entertainer adored by millions of devotees of the Tonight Show --is Killjoy of the Day, according to Leamer, who in this lively unauthorized biography depicts `the most uptight, nervous guy you'll ever want to meet,''' reported PW . Photos. (July)

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