Richard C. Carson

(1928- ) lived in Norfolk and Lincoln. Director of television game, talk, and variety programs, associated during 1960s with NBC-TV's "Tonight Show" hosted by his famous brother Johnny, received Emmy Awards for 1973, 1982, and 1984 as director of "Merv Griffin Show" and for 1985 and 1996 as director of "Wheel of Fortune" game show, also received 12 Emmy nominations during his directing career. Consult Norfolk Daily News, Centennial Edition, July 9, 1966, p. E-22, and February 27, 1993, p. D-9.

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