Short but florid, Carson the Magnificent is a memorial of the monoculture; a steady parade of mostly men chatting companionably to one another on a padded sectional ... Carson’s work was to keep the show going, not to dwell on unpleasant topics (including politics), and Zehme follows suit ... The book’s title, and its light glide over his womanizing and sometimes violent alcoholism, suggest that in real life, too, he was a master of disguise and escape.
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