Writer and comedian Dick Cavett got his big break when he heard through the grapevine that popular late-night show host Jack Paar struggled to write a crisp, engaging monologue each day. Cavett, who ...

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. — Everyone wants to ask Dick Cavett the same question, and it is a question that he never wants to answer: Of all today’s talk-show hosts, who is the “next Dick Cavett”? “Well, ...

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The 1970s talk-show host stars in a new play based on the lawsuit between authors Lillian Hellman and Mary McCarthy. By Jordan Riefe Hellman v McCarthy Production Still - H 2015 “If I had just said is ...

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' ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Dick Cavett’s talk shows ran on TV when I was too young to catch them, ...

Funny man and former talk show host Dick Cavett came home to talk about depression, what he called "the worst agony devised for man." The 71-year-old Cavett struggled with depression for years, even ...

Dick Cavett will talk about his legendary television career during two appearances at Nighttown. (Oscar A. Zagal/Dick Cavett) CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Dick Cavett needed some expert advice. It was 1968, and ...