Trivia
From Los Angeles/Howard Duff, Ida Lupino, Marlon Brando, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Allan Sherman, Freda Payne
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
In May, 1963 the Carson Show made its first Hollywood trip for two weeks of star-studded shows, and by now the host had put his own brand on the Tonight Show, and was making TV critics forget about his predecessor Jack Paar.
This was Marlon Brando's first appearance on a late-night talk show. He was preceded on the panel by Zsa Zsa Gabor and when it was Brando's turn, Gabor continually interrupted his conversation with Johnny Carson. It looked like Brando might not get a word in beyond his opening remark, so Carson asked Gabor to leave the show, which she did.
On the July 26, 1979, episode of the Tonight Show, Johnny tells a story about this night. After commenting that his and Ed's mugs contain only coffee and tea respectively (no alcohol.) He reminisces about when they were doing shows in California a few times a year, They had a courtesy bar set up for the guests. He says that Marlon Brando didn't come out till 20 minutes before the end of the program, and by then he had been imbibing champagne for over an hour. He laments that the episode was not on tape.
A 15 minute TV Audio excerpt of Marlon Brando's 1963 appearance with Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show is archived in the library of Archival Television Audio. The only known extant broadcast record of this telecast.