• Jack Paar with Marilyn Monroe in the 1951 film “Love Nest.”
    Jack Paar with Marilyn Monroe in the 1951 film “Love Nest.”
    The man who first brought late-night talk show television to America was Ohio-born Jack Paar. Before Johnny Carson, Dick Cavett, Joey Bishop, Merv Griffin, David Letterman, Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, or Jimmy Fallon, there was Jack Paar. Mr. Paar starred in NBC’s the Tonight Show. The program made its debut in 1954 as a variety show hosted by Steve Allen. When Allen went t...

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