Richard Alva Cavett (/ˈkævɪt/; born November 19, 1936) is an American television personality and former talk show host. He appeared regularly on nationally broadcast television in the United States from the 1960s through the 2000s.
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| Born | Richard Alva Cavett
November 19, 1936(age 88)
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| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation | Talk show host |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Spouses |
Carrie Nye (m. 1964; died 2006) Martha Rogers (m. 2010) |
In later years, Cavett has written an online column for The New York Times, promoted DVDs of his former shows as well as a book of his Timescolumns, and hosted replays of his TV interviews with Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, Salvador Dalí, Lee Marvin, Groucho Marx, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Garland, Marlon Brando, Orson Welles, Woody Allen, Ingmar Bergman, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Mitchum, John Lennon, George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix, Richard Burton, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Kirk Douglas and others on Turner Classic Movies.