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American entertainer Jack Paar (1918–2004) made his name in 1940s radio before going on to become the host of The Tonight Show in the late 1950s. As a late-night host and later of a weekly prime-time show, he helped fuel the careers of many entertainers including Bill Cosby, Bob Newhart, and The Beatles.

Incredibly popular and well-known for his comedy, Paar left television at the height of his career in the mid-1960s, returning to public view only a few times in the following decades.

Midwestern Youth and Early Radio Career

Born in Canton, Ohio, on May 1, 1918, Paar was the second son of Howard and Lillian Paar.

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Paar's father was a division superintendent for the New York Central Railroad, causing the family to move around the Midwestern part of the United States; most of Paar's boyhood was spent in Jackson and Detroit, Michigan.

Paar's youth was not an auspicious one. Richard Severo noted in the New York Times that "when [Paar] was 5 years old, an older brother was killed by a car. When he was 10, his best friend died. When he was 14, he had tuberculosis." D