Author and "Esquire "senior writer Bill Zehme initiated a series of surprising exchanges with Frank Sinatra to learn exactly what the Leader knew and wished to pass on to others. In the resulting, widely celebrated 1996 "Esquire " profile of Sinatra, "And Then There Was One," Zehme wrote, "Men had gone soft and needed help, needed a Leader, needed Frank Sinatra. I wanted to ask him essential questions, the kind that could save a guy's life. I wanted what might approximate Frank's rules of order. He took the clarion call.... " And that was the starting point for perhaps the most comprehensive a
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The definitive biography of Johnny Carson, the entertainer who redefined late-night television and American culture, told through intimate insights and riveting accounts of his legendary career and complex personal life. In 2002, Bill Zehme landed one ... SEE MORE