Johnny Carson Death | Ed Mcmahon | Ed Mcmahon Dead

LOS ANGELES â€" Ed McMahon, the loyal “Tonight Show” sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with guffaws and a resounding “H-e-e-e-e-e-eres Johnny !” for 30 years, died early Tuesday. He was 86. . an author and journalist who co- authored the best-selling golf book Harvey Penicks Little Red Book, has died. He was 77. His death early Friday of lung cancer at an Austin hospital was confirmed by longtime friend Dan Jenkins, an author and journalist in Fort Worth.