Brief encounters: conversations, magic moments, and assorted hijinks [First edition] 9780805099775, 9780805099782, 0805099778

Legendary talk show host Dick Cavett shares his reflections and reminiscences about Hollywood legends, American cultural

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Table of contents :
Dreams, let up on us! --
The windows of the soul need cleaning --
Art did the darndest things ... to your jokes --
A. Godfrey : a man for a long, long season --
More of our man Godfrey --
Real Americans, please stand up --
Dear fellow improbable ... --
Further improbables --
The titan and the Pfc. --
Match him? Not likely --
I wrote it, must I also hustle it? --
Lennon's return --
A bittersweet Christmas story --
Sauce for the goose? Take a gander --
The wrath of grapes --
How do you open for a mind-reading horse? --
My life as a juvenile delinquent --
My Liz : the fantasy --
In defense of offense --
The week that was --
The first shall be last--or, anyway, second --
Waiting (and waiting) in the wings --
I owe William Jennings Bryan an apology --
Sorry, W.J.B., to bring this up again --
Flying? Increasingly for the birds --
The great Melvino, or our Mr. Brooks --
Tough sell --
Up against the wall --
Last nude column (for now, at least) --
Deck the halls with boughs of nutty --
Marlene on the phone --
Should news come with a warning label? --
Schooling Santorum --
Road to ruin --
Groucho lives! (in two places) --
They dressed like Groucho --
Pyramid power, over me --
You gave away your babies? --
Vamping with Nora --
Comedy pain and comedy pleasure --
The fine mess maker at home --
Can you stand some more Stan? --
How are the mighty fallen, or Where's my friend? --
Ali, round two --
Back when I was packing --
More on guns, with readers --
And the Oscar doesn't go to the Oscars --
Tonight, tonight, its world is full of blight --
With Winters gone, can we be far behind? --
Missing: Jonathan Winters. Badly --
Hel-LO! You're ... who again? --
Good night, sweet Soprano --
As comics say, "These kids today! I tell ya!" --
More sex, anyone? --
Tough way to lose a friend --
Cavett on booze, again --
Only in my dreams?

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