tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post6864514923726504177..comments2024-03-28T08:03:31.442-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Dick Cavett lives in former home of Leopold WeissJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-86556493434477216442018-08-05T22:01:29.424-07:002018-08-05T22:01:29.424-07:00Cavett performed magic now and then when he would ...Cavett performed magic now and then when he would appear on the Tonight Show. I remember he once did the cut and restored rope. Without him I doubt we would have ever seen performances by Dai Vernon, Slydini, and Frank Garcia on television. Vernon did appear on the Merv Griffin Show and Garcia on the David Susskind Show.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-19789541794760344342018-08-05T17:09:08.721-07:002018-08-05T17:09:08.721-07:00Both growing up in Nebraska, Dick Cavett & Joh...Both growing up in Nebraska, Dick Cavett & Johnny Carson were "friendly rivals" on the Kid Show magic circuit; they were certainly aware of each other.<br /><br />Whenever Dick would be on Johnny's show - they'd always turn the conversation to Magic!<br /><br />...I didn't think that Cavett was that wealthy either!Joe Foxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-7049270194359291692018-08-05T16:17:17.316-07:002018-08-05T16:17:17.316-07:00I didn't know he was a magician as a kid!I didn't know he was a magician as a kid!John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-19772165073535302152018-08-05T15:55:07.812-07:002018-08-05T15:55:07.812-07:00Great stuff John! Thanks for posting the link to t...Great stuff John! Thanks for posting the link to that NY Times article. My first response was: "Wow, I didn't know he was THAT wealthy!" I think it's appropriate that he now owns this estate. Cavett was one of my heroes growing up in the 70s cuz he had, as John Lennon pointed out to him, the most intellectual talk show on television. He gave air time to some of the most Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.com