Johnny Carson with his first wife Jody Wolcott at their home in Encino, California, circa 1955 ; Johnny Carson and Alexis Maas attend an event on September 21, 1983 in Beverly Hills, California.
Prior to becoming a household name as a pillar of late-night television, Carson married Joan "Jody" Wolcott in 1949 after they met as students at the University of Nebraska. The pair welcomed ...
Carson met his first wife, Joan "Jody" Morrill Wolcott, while they were students at the University of Nebraska. They married in 1949 and had three sons: Chris, born in 1950; Rick, born in 1951; and ...