Perry Cross, Johnny Carson’s First ‘Tonight Show’ Producer, Dies at 95

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Perry Cross, Johnny Carson’s First ‘Tonight Show’ Producer, Dies at 95
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He quit the famed late-night program to work for Jerry Lewis, but that gig did not last long.

in the immediate aftermath of host Jack Paar’s departure on March 30, 1962, guiding the NBC program in Hollywood and New York that featured guest hosts for six months until Carson took over.

NBC wanted Cross to be Carson’s producer, while the new host favored Art Stark, who had produced his ABC daytime quiz show,To test out the chemistry, Cross, Carson, sidekick Ed McMahon and a few others spent a week frolicking in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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