Johnny Olson

Lights became so hot they melted mascara on women's faces in early television.

Ladies be seated, a laugh doesn't cost you a dime.

I have come up the hard way.

The American people need no course in philosophy or political science of church history to know that God should not be made into a celestial party chairman.

Realistically speaking, I don't know how many more years I will want to be acting or will be invited to be.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.