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Frank Sinatra Once Saved Johnny Carson From Getting Whacked By a Mobster, New Book Claims

When “Crazy Joe” found out, he put a hit out on the Tonight Show legend, allegedly proclaiming, “Carson’s a dead man!” Not even other mob bosses held sway over Gallo, but Sinatra invited the gangster ...
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Frank Sinatra once saved Johnny Carson's life from NY mafia hit: 'Carson's a dead man'

As Malkoff described it, a heavily inebriated Carson, fresh off his divorce to his second wife Joanna, walked into New York ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Johnny Carson Was Nearly Killed After Groping a Mobster’s Girlfriend — But Frank Sinatra Stepped In and 'Saved Him From a Death Hit'

Johnny Carson nearly got killed by an outraged gangster until Frank Sinatra intervened and got the hit called off, RadarOnline.com can reveal. In his new book Love Johnny Carson: One Obsessive Fan's ...
Los Angeles Times

A long-awaited biography of Johnny Carson proves he’s the Everest of celebrity subjects — tempting but perilous

Johnny Carson, the man who made “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” an American institution, has been off the late-night air longer than he was on it. For people of a certain age — you can do ...