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Final sign-off for pop culture icon and talk show host Larry King

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Published: 26 January 2021

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger in Brooklyn, the son of Orthodox Jews from Belarus, Larry King was as comfortable interviewing presidents as he was with ordinary people

Larry King was one of pop culture's favourite newsmen (CNN)

‘One of my most historic nights’: When Larry King hosted Rabin, Arafat, Hussein (Times of Israel)
Months before the Israeli PM was assassinated in 1995, the CNN star got the 3 leaders together for a joint interview. A transcript makes plain the optimism… and the friction

VIDEO: 'Simplicity worked for me', says Larry King in 2014 interview (Guardian)

Photo: Larry King in his CNN studio in 2005 (AP)
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