“I didn’t always remember everything we’d been talking about. I was forever thinking ‘Oh shit–what was it I thought of a minute ago while this other person was talking?’ Eventually, I developed a ...

There are talk show hosts, and then there’s Dick Cavett. It’s hard to fully appreciate Cavett’s diamond-cutter wit and social savvy, though, until you’ve actually had to conduct an interview yourself.

"An all-American institution" is how Dick Cavett introduces Louis Armstrong on a episode of Cavett’s ABC talk show, aired just months before Satchmo’s death 45 years ago today. It’s obvious that ...

Dick Cavett didn't do interviews — he held conversations. And in the 1960s and '70s, he held conversations with the likes of Katharine Hepburn,... Cavett's Conversations: 'When People Simply Talk' ...

Dick Cavett interviewed an extraordinary roster of famous people in a talk-show career that began in 1968 and spanned most of the remainder of the 20th century. But he does not hesitate to name the ...

A recent visit to Dick Cavett's 1912 Greek Revival mansion in the hills outside Ridgefield, Connecticut, is a visit to the deep past — his own mostly. Vestiges of a long, public life fill the ...

Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actor Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent, Arrested Development, Larry Sanders Show) brings his podcast live to The Playhouse stage with an interview of Emmy Award winner ...

"I think Mr. Lewis may have suddenly thought, 'Oh, my God! I've gone and let myself in for the 1 millionth interview of my life!'" By Ryan Parker Iconic talk-show host Dick Cavett doesn’t think Jerry ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb 16, 2014; New Orleans, LA, USA; NBA legend Bill Russell smiles while he is being honored during the 2014 NBA All-Star Game ...

His collection features chats with Ali, Bowie, Brando, Capote, Hendrix, Hepburn, Hitchcock, Jagger, Joplin, Mailer, Mantle, Olivier and Welles. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor His erudite collection ...