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“According to (Johnny's first wife) Jody Morrill Wolcott, “When I wanted to go with John once [to a Hollywood function], he said to me, ‘Why take a ham sandwich to a banquet?’ ” Random cruelty, as such, tended to ride shotgun—most notoriously—with his drinking bouts.”

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Book:Carson the Magnificent: An Intimate Portrait
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