01284cam a2200241 4500 503781756 TxAuBib 20170427120000.0 160624s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062377210 0062377213 TxAuBib Zinoman, Jason. Letterman : the last giant of late night / Jason Zinoman. New York, NY : Harper, [2017] xvi, 345 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ills. Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-327) and index. In a career spanning more than thirty years, Letterman redefined the modern talk show with an ironic comic style that transcended traditional television. Yet he is a remote, even reclusive, figure whose career is widely misunderstood. Zinoman goes behind the scenes of Letterman's television career to illuminate the origins of his revolutionary comedy, its overlooked influences, and how his work intersects with and reveals his famously eccentric personality. 20170427. Letterman, David. Television personalities United States Biography. Comedians Biography.