Claim: Jack Paar was host of a show from the late 1950s to the early 1960s.
Evidence: Jack Harold Paar -LRB- May 1 , 1918 -- January 27 , 2004 -RRB- was an American author , radio and television comedian and talk show host , best known for his stint as host of The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962.