Born: October 23, 1925 Died: October 23, 2005 Johnny Carson has climbed to the top of a high mountain, and he stands at the edge, a man looking, with some justifiable apprehension, to the deep precipice below. Johnny Carson replaces Jack Paar as the permanent host on NBC-TV’s Tonight show, beginning Monday, Oct. 1 (11:30 … Continue reading Johnny Carson: “I didn’t have time to be nervous”