01-23-2005, 06:56 PM
Quote:MSNBC and NBC report that Johnny Carson has died from emphysema this am.
Johnny Carson was born in Corning, Iowa, grew up in Nebraska, and served in the U.S. Navy, from 1943 to 1946, and worked as a magician in the 1950s. Carson eventually took a job in radio, and later moved on to game shows. Sometime after that, Carson became a writer for comedian Red Skelton. He hosted several TV shows before his run on The Tonight Show, including the short-lived Johnny Carson Show and a five-year stint on the game show Who Do You Trust?.