Bill Zehme

About The Author

Bill Zehme was the author of the New York Times bestseller The Way You Wear Your Hat: Frank Sinatra and the Lost Art of Livin’ and Lost in the Funhouse: The Life and Mind of Andy Kaufman. He coauthored memoirs by Jay Leno and Regis Philbin, served as a longtime writer at large for Esquire, and contributed to other publications including Rolling Stone, Playboy, and Vanity Fair. A native and lifelong resident of Chicago, he died in 2023.

Books by Bill Zehme

Carson the Magnificent
By Bill Zehme
With Mike Thomas
A much-anticipated biography—twenty years in the making—of the entertainer who redefined late-night television and reshaped American culture.
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