July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. 

   From Hollywood. In his monologue Jack Paar reiterates what occurred two nights ago between himself and Mickey Rooney who was intoxicated when he came on the program. Rooney made cracks about Paar, and Paar reciprocated by asking him to leave. 
The following day Rooney challenged Paar to come to his hotel room to duke it out. Paar decided to come. What transpired is the basis for tonight's monologue. Guest Jack Benny approaches Jack and requests that they both make up. 

Interesting interview with Sterling Hayden who defied the courts taking seven children and 13 adults and absconding materialistic Hollywood on his vessel to points unknown in the Pacific. 

Jack engages in a short funny exchange with child actress Evelyn Rudie.                                                                                                             

July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. 

 Jack Paar describes guest Mickey Rooney who was drunk, and who Paar asked to leave the show two nights ago (Dec. 1, 1959).  
Jack Benny urges Jack to "make up."

NOTE:
So, why did Mickey show up drunk on Jack Paar’s The Tonight Show? Rooney was still lit from staying up to celebrate his wedding anniversary the night before when he arrived for the broadcast. When asked what Ava Gardner was really like, a belligerent Rooney replied, “Well, Mr. Paar, may I say this, she is more woman than you will ever know.” After a few thick-tongued utterances from his guest, Paar observed, “I think you’re loaded.”

Rooney then proceeded to express disdain over the previous night’s show. “Do you enjoy it tonight?” Paar asked. “Not necessarily,” Rooney grumbled. Before Paar could finish asking “Would you care to leave?” Mickey had up and walked out. The next day Rooney responded to the headlines with, “A man would have to be drunk to appear on that show. Paar is the dregs of television.”

Earlier in the afternoon, Jack Paar accepted Mickey Rooney's invitation to meet with him in his hotel room. Paar relates the details of this meeting in his monologue.


Guest Sterling Hayden (first time on a television interview broadcast) comments on sailing away in June 1959 with his four children (Christian, Dana, Gretchen and Matthew), 7, 9, 10 & 11 years of age, and thirteen adults, from San Francisco Bay to Tahiti, in the South Pacific, defying a court order, leaving "materialism," and Hollywood behind. This seven minute segment contains almost half of this surviving "lost" TV broadcast. 

Haunted by the friends he’d betrayed, fed up with the subpar movies he was making (cast in westerns, he “couldn’t ride worth a goddamn” and was “the slowest draw west of the Rhine”), flat broke and waging a custody battle with his ex-wife, Hayden escaped into the arms of his first love. In defiance of a court order, he loaded up his four children on a schooner called WANDERER and set sail for the South Seas. Hayden describes his adventure with Paar. 

At the top of the show, a brief interview by Paar with child actress Evelyn Rudie who describes the following moment in her life. 

In 1959, at age 9, I disappeared from my Los Angeles home and was feared kidnapped. But it turned out I had booked a flight to Washington, D.C., on my own, and boarded the airplane unaccompanied. When I was taken off the plane at Baltimore, I told the authorities that I wanted to visit First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, whom I had met previously, at the White House. I wanted to ask her if she could  help me get a part in a TV series.

NOTE: THE COMPLETE STORY WAS SHARED BY  EVELYN RUDIE TO PHIL GRIES  AND CAN BE READ IN THE ATA TESTIMONIAL LINK.
 
 For four years and eight months, Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times, and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, news bulletin on the "Explorer I"  satellite, launched today. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

October 1, 1962-May 22, 1992. 
Johnny Carson, host of NBC's network late-night "Tonight Show" reigned for 30 unprecedented years...five times the combined tenure of Steve Allen, and Jack Paar. Carson was impervious to competition, including efforts to dethrone him by Les Crane, Joey Bishop, Merv Griffin, Dick Cavett, Jack Paar, Pat Sajak, Joan Rivers, and Arsenio Hall. Sadly, very few complete "Tonight Show" broadcasts survive during Johnny Carson's first ten years of broadcasting. Around 1965, through the early 1970's, oldest tapes were first erased systematically by orders from myopic NBC executives, to be recycled for purposes of saving money. Ironically, in many cases, these older master tapes were too brittle, and portended probable drop-outs for re-use after being erased. Subsequently blank after being erased, these older questionable master 2" Quad tapes were either sparingly used or never used again for recording new programming and eventually were discarded. Saving thousands of dollars at the time (wiping master tapes for potential re-use) resulted in losing millions of dollars by NBC in today's marketplace, and more importantly wiping thousands of historic TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts, which contain precious personal anecdotes from political, show business, and sports icons of the past.


Guest Sterling Hayden, who appeared earlier in the day on THE TODAY SHOW, appears with Johnny Carson  on THE TONIGHT SHOW in this extant excerpt segment recorded off the air by ATA archivist Phil Gries.

Joined in progress, Carson  expresses his admiration for Sterling Hayden during a time in Hollywood when it took "guts" to rebel against the film industry...working at a craft he felt not comfortable with or wanted to really pursue any longer. Sterling states that he just didn't want any more of the "rat race," and sought to find peace living the "normal life."  

Hayden confirms that out of mistakes one makes in life come the best experiences. He quotes Theodore Roosevelt who said, "Adventure is simply the result of a miscalculation."

Sterling Hayden mentions a film he just finished, "Dr. Strangelove: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb."  He feels the film was made with tremendous courage and vision by Stanley Kubrick who also made the picture "The Killing" (starring Hayden in 1955), Sterling states that Kubrick elected to describe his film as a "nightmare comedy," which in Hayden's opinion is the most hilarious script he has ever seen in his life. 

Johnny Carson mentions the autobiography  Sterling Hayden has just written, "WANDERER," and states to Hayden that there is no question in his mind of Hayden's love for the sea...the last place where one can be really free. Sterling Hayden agrees and says that "The sea is another world."                        

"The Tomorrow Show" with Tom Snyder is NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE.

October 15, 1973-January 28, 1982. 

An hour-long talk show hosted by Tom Snyder. Network television's first entry into late-late-night programming on weeknights Monday thru Thursday, usually broadcasting on tape 1 AM to 2 AM. "Tomorrow" was expanded to 90 minutes on September 16, 1980.  

The first of three appearances by Sterling Hayden on The Tomorrow Show. Commercials excluded. 

See ATA# 5651A  for complete description.                                                        

October 15, 1973-January 28, 1982. 

An hour-long talk show hosted by Tom Snyder. Network television's first entry into late-late-night programming on weeknights Monday thru Thursday, usually broadcasting on tape 1 AM to 2 AM. "Tomorrow" was expanded to 90 minutes on September 16, 1980.  

The first of three appearances by a very transparent Sterling Hayden on The Tomorrow Show. Most Commercials included. According to Tom Snyder this broadcast attracted more comments than any other Tomorrow Show ever broadcast. 

Guest Sterling Hayden describes  his first novel, "VOYAGE." 
Other topics  discussed include:

-Why Sterling Hayden wanted to appear on The Tomorrow Show
-Love of old trains  and the joy of traveling on them
-How canibus changed his life
-Early life in the Marine Corp and member of the OSS, and later affiliation in the American Communist Party
-How it felt to be a "rat" during the HUAC days and those who were backlisted
-Love of sailing
-First book "The WANDERER."
-Challenges and love of alcohol 
-Freedom, a priority to make oneself feel...integrity and living life to the fullest 
-Marriage to three wives and its challenges
-Acting and how it was never a profession that felt comfortable 
-Late in life giving up everything to just drift and see the world and observe people, places and things 
-The virtues of being "selfish."
-The value of fasting
-Many things feeling in common with host Tom Snyder who concurs. 
                                         

October 15, 1973-January 28, 1982. 

An hour-long talk show hosted by Tom Snyder. Network television's first entry into late-late-night programming on weeknights Monday thru Thursday, usually broadcasting on tape 1 AM to 2 AM. "Tomorrow" was expanded to 90 minutes on September 16, 1980.  

A compilation of all three Tomorrow Show appearances by a very transparent Sterling Hayden, interviewed by a very focused and engaging Tom Snyder. 
Broadcasts were aired March 25, 1977, May 29, 1980 and October 7, 1981. They are complete. Commercials have been deleted allowing for a seamless one hour and thirty six minute session interview, on a myriad of subjects. 

According to Tom Snyder this broadcast attracted more comments than any other Tomorrow Show ever broadcast. 

Guest Sterling Hayden describes  his first novel, "VOYAGE." 
Other topics  discussed include:
-Why Sterling Hayden wanted to appear on The Tomorrow Show.
-Initial thoughts at age 7, wanting to not work 9 to 5 and eventually dropping out of High School and going to sea at 16 years of age.
-Love of old trains  and the joy of traveling on them.
-Attraction to alcohol "I love to drink." Observing that most alcoholics live a dour life.
-How cannabis changed his life at 52 years of age. Stating an amusing story how he first consumed  pot.
-Love of Red Wine for 30 years and not wanting any after smoking cannabis. 
-Experiences drifting through Europe with little money. 
-Fear of acting and panic when starring in a number of live Playhouse 90 television episodes...fasting to give him an extra edge reducing his anxiety...working with director John Frankenheimer. 
-Fasting for 26 days and keeping journals of his day to day life. 
-Early life in the Marine Corp and member of the OSS, and later affiliation in the American Communist Party.
-How it felt to be a "rat" during the HUAC days and those who were backlisted. Regrets naming names (HUAC).
-Working for five years completing two 1500 pages of manuscripts on a book never to be completed, following completion of WANDERER. 
-Love of sailing.
-Challenges and love of alcohol.
-Freedom, a priority to make oneself feel...integrity and living life to the fullest. 
-Marriage to three wives and its challenges.
-Acting and how it was never a profession that felt comfortable. 
-Late in life giving up everything to just drift and see the world and observe people, places and things. 
-The virtues of being "selfish."
-The value of fasting.
-Many things having in common with host Tom Snyder who concurs. 
-Attending the funeral of and his thoughts about  President Marshal Tito in Yugoslavia. Giving up $250,000 to act in a Charlie Chan movie at that time.
-Feeling he was an incompetent actor who couldn't even ride a horse properly.
-Never used grass when writing.
-Sending time in 1978 in a recovery rehab for alcohol. But, resuming need shortly after, stating he just can't abstain from the habit.
-Why he uses a cane when he can walk perfectly well.
-Use of Antabuse.
-Stating to Tom Snyder the many, many people who saw him on his first appearance on The Tomorrow Show, and loved it.
-Wisdom of those who first created Alcoholics Anonymous. 
-At 64 years of age, never owning a house.
-Living in Paris off a barge, a delightful way of life.
-To be truly happy all one needs is a mattress and a typewriter.
-Discussing deep depression the past few years.
-Greatest delight in life is observing and meeting strangers. 
-Discussing the Sadat assassination which just occurred. 
-Where do we go when we die?
-How alcohol helps the writing process.
-Thoughts about one time friend Ronald Raegan, now President.
-Character John Brown he portrayed on latest film, "Blue & Gray."
-Seeking a life that allows for creative living. 
-Fortunate to have had an obsession in life, Sailing ships and the Sea. 
-Reflections on Joan Crawford.

                                                                                                                       

"The Tomorrow Show" with Tom Snyder is NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE.

October 15, 1973-January 28, 1982. 

An hour-long talk show hosted by Tom Snyder. Network television's first entry into late-late-night programming on weeknights Monday thru Thursday, usually broadcasting on tape 1 AM to 2 AM. "Tomorrow" was expanded to 90 minutes on September 16, 1980.  

John Frankenheimer remembers his career beginnings making training films in 1953 his work at CBS directing live television, his admiration of Edward R. Murrow and anecdotes related to working in live television with actor Sterling Hayden who was scared to death working in such a media.  
 
Robert Duvall, who stars in the play American Buffalo and playwright David Mamet discuss their careers.