Joanne Carson (model)

{{Short description|American model; wife of Johnny Carson (1931–2015)}}

Joanne Carson (née Copeland) (October 20, 1931 – May 8, 2015) was an American model, stewardess, and television host, who was married to Johnny Carson from 1963 to 1972.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-joanne-carson-20150509-story.html|title=Joanne Carson dies at 83; ex-wife of 'Tonight Show' host|date=May 9, 2015|website=Los Angeles Times}}

She was the co-host of the game show Video Village and later hosted the syndicated talk show Joanne Carson's VIPs.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/11/arts/television/joanne-carson-talk-show-host-and-second-wife-of-johnny-carson-dies-at-83.html|title=Joanne Carson, 83, Dies; Talk Show Host and Johnny Carson's Second Wife|work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press|date=May 10, 2015|via=NYTimes.com}}

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Joanne Carson became close friends with Truman Capote, who died at her Los Angeles home in 1984.{{cite web | last=Barnes | first=Mike | title=Joanne Carson, Second Wife of Famed 'Tonight Show' Host Johnny Carson, Dies at 83 | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=2015-05-09 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/joanne-carson-dead-second-wife-794643/ }}