Brief encounters
Subtitle: conversations, magic moments, and assorted hijinks
By: Dick Cavett ; foreword by Jimmy Fallon
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9780805099775
Subjects: Television personalities; Biography; Entertainers; Dick Cavett show (Television program)
Description: Legendary talk show host Dick Cavett shares his reflections and reminiscences about Hollywood legends, American cultural icons, and the absurdities of everyday life. On his talk show, Cavett welcomed the leading figures from film, music, theater, literature, comedy, and politics, and engaged them in conversation that made viewers feel that the discussion was taking place in their own living rooms. Here he introduces us to the fascinating characters who have crossed his path, from James Gandolfini and John Lennon to Mel Brooks and Nora Ephron, enhancing our appreciation of their talent, their personalities, and their place in the pantheon. We tag along as Cavett spends an afternoon with Stan Laurel at his modest apartment in Los Angeles, spars with Muhammad Ali at his training camp, and comes to know a young Steve Jobs--who woos him to be Apple's first celebrity pitchman. He also offers piquant commentary on contemporary politics, the indignities of travel, the nature of comedy writing, and the utter improbability of being alive at all.--From publisher description.
Notes: "A New York Times book."

Includes index.