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Johnny Carson Tonight Show Lost Episode & Photo Autograph

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Television Memorabilia Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
Johnny Carson Tonight Show Lost Episode & Photo Autograph
Fifty plus years after Johnny Carson's first NBC broadcast of The Tonight Show, a rare black and white Tonight Show segment has been found! One of the 16MM reels contained an original segment of The Tonight Show featuring a very young looking Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon and guest magician Albert Goshman. It was originally aired in the week of August 20th, 1969. The show was actually a very emotional one for Carson, whose career began as a child when he became totally fascinated with magic, and became a professional magician. One of his all time inspiration and heroes was Albert Goshman, the legendary magician who created most of the “sleight of hand” and "close quarters" magic we see today. Many of his classic tricks were sold at the time (and Carson bought them all), and are still sold today! Goshman was one of the founding members of the legendary “Magic Castle”. This lost sequence shows a beaming Carson with his idol, Mr. Goshman. An executive from Carson Entertainment Group confirmed that the footage “Does not appear in our archives” which are quite extensive. Most of The Tonight Show footage from the 1960's was taped over and lost forever. Once Johnny Carson found out his shows were being tapped over he stopped show producers from ever doing it again. This explains why Carson's Tonight Show picture looked muddy during broadcasts in the late 60's as the tapes were being used repeatedly. It is on original rare 16MM film. A true treasure for those who love Carson, magic, or the history of classic Television. Comes with an autograph of Johnny Carson and a production photo of him as Carnac. Comes with a DVD of the actual 16MM film and a COA.