Peter Lassally, the late-night whisperer who produced The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Late Show with David Letterman, died July 19. He was 93. Lassally was a pivotal figure in the entertainment business, particularly in late-night, where he also produced The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, retiring when he was 82 and the Scottish comedian was passing the baton to James Corden. The producer, whom former CBS Entertainment boss Nina Tassler called the “strong, silent type,” also had a remarkable early life. Born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1932 to a Jewish family after the rise of the Nazis...
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