
The Last Days Of Letterman
Scott Ryan(Author)
Fayetteville Mafia Press
Will be published approx. on 20. August 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
300 pages
978-1-949024-00-5 (ISBN)
Description
On May 20, 2015, Dave said, "Thank you and goodnight." The Foo Fighters sang "Everlong," and Late Show with David Letterman ended its run. The final six weeks of the series had guests like Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Oprah Winfrey, and the Obamas. All names you have heard many times. But it was the people behind the scenes who pulled off these twenty-eight unforgettable episodes of late-night television.
Author Scott Ryan conducted over twenty interviews with the staffers of David Letterman. Most of the participants had never given interviews before. The writers, directors, producers, and stage managers offer a behind-the-scenes look at what it was like to work on these shows. Find out what it takes to write a Top Ten list, book a president for a guest spot, and what it was like working at the Ed Sullivan Theater. Long time Letterman writer Bill Scheft penned the foreword for the book. Included are over 100 color photos from staffers' personal collections, as well as publicity photos from the show. Get the first truly inside look at creating an episode of Late Show.
Interviews with: Barbara Gaines - Executive Producer; Sheila Rogers - Supervising Producer/ Talent Executive; Randi Grossack - Associate Director; Kathy Mavrikakis, Supervising Producer; Rick Sheckman, Associate Producer; Brian Teta - Supervising Producer/Segment Producer; Sheryl Zelikson - Music Producer; Jay Johnson - Creative Director, Digital Media; Jerry Foley - Director; Michael Barrie - Writer; Lee Ellenberg - Writer; Jim Mulholland - Writer; Joe Grossman - Writer; Jeremy Weiner - Writer; Steve Young - Writer; Vincent Favale - Executive of Late Night Programing; Eddie Valk - Stage Manager; Bill Scheft - Writer; Janice Penino - Vice President, Human Resources; Jill Goodwin - Writer; and Mike Buczkiewicz - Senior Producer/Segment Producer; Rupert Jee - Hello Deli Owner.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Gahanna
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
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Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
491 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-949024-00-5 (9781949024005)
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Scott Ryan
The Last Days of Letterman
E-Book
05/2019
1st Edition
Fayetteville Mafia Press
€6.49
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Persons
Scott Ryan is the author of Fire Walk With Me: Your Laura Disappeared, The Last Days of Letterman, Always Music in the Air: The Sounds of Twin Peaks, Lost Highway: The Fist of Love, The Last Decade of Cinema, thirysomething at thirty, and Twin Peaks: Through the Red Curtain. He is the host of Tiger Talk and It's Our Time with Scott Ryan. He is the copresident of FMP and Tucker DS Press.