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Carson producer De Cordova dies
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2001

Famed Johnny Carson producer Fred De Cordova died on Saturday from natural causes. He was 90.

De Cordova began producing "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" in 1970, becoming executive producer in 1984. Previously, he directed a number of movies, including "Bedtime for Bonzo," a 1951 comedy starring former President Ronald Reagan.

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Fred De Cordova, Johnny Carson's longtime producer and sometime butt of his jokes, dies at 90 (AP 9/17)