4 good links

  1. The Jack Paar Show

    Cheery introduction to the show, with some great Web links to Paar

  2. Jack Paar on the Web

    Mainly aimed at selling his video, but some nice personal tidbits, too

  3. <i>Tonight Show</i> Pioneer Dies

    The news from The Washington Post

  4. Jack Paar

    Part of PBS' American Masters program

Jack Paar Biography

Jack Paar is best known for hosting the Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. He gained a reputation as a thinking man's talk show host, and also for a certain emotional sensitivity: in one famous 1960 incident he stormed off the set during a broadcast after a network censor had edited one of his jokes. A few weeks later he returned to the show with the quip, "As I was saying before I was interrupted..." Paar stepped down for good in 1962 and was replaced by Johnny Carson.

Common Bonds
Tonight Show Hosts

With Johnny, Jack, and Jay (and Joey!)

Something in Common with Jack Paar

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