ADADCNN founder Ted Turner called Mr. King “the most famous interviewer in the world,” which, at Mr. King’s peak, was closer to understatement than hyperbole. He allegedly stole $5,000 from industrialist Louis E. Wolfson, leading to grand larceny charges against Mr. King in 1971. Mr. King admitted that the story was a fabrication aimed to aggrandize the sorrowful childhood of Larry Zeiger. And then, in the course of his life, in his mid-20s, he became Larry King,” he said. Larry Zeiger or Larry King?”“Probably Larry Zeiger,” he said.

Source: Washington Post January 23, 2021 13:44 UTC