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Though Crane thought the poem was in the public domain when it was recorded, the rights in fact belonged to the family of author Max Ehrmann and royalties were distributed accordingly. In the mid-1960's, Crane was host of a number of late night TV talk shows on ABC-TV as their answer to Johnny Carson . The first American TV appearance of the Rolling Stones was on Crane's program in June, 1964 . Bob Dylan , who rarely appeared on television, did a spot with Crane in early 1965 . Crane also interviewed important people like Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Gov. George Wallace and Robert F Kennedy. He was married to actress Tina Louise and they had one daughter Caprice Crane who became a screenwriter/producer/author. Crane's own acting career was brief, with an appearance in the 1966 film, '' An American Dream ''. A hilarious Parody of Desiderata by National Lampoon on their manic 1972 album, ''Radio Dinner'', went on to fame via the Dr. Demento and Howard Stern radio show. Called '' Deteriorata '' and voiced by Norman Rose , the parody declared to listeners that "you are a fluke of the universe. You have no right to be here. And whether you can hear it or not, the universe is laughing behind your back." Melissa Manchester , then a little-known session singer, performed the gospel-tinged background vocals. When asked about the recording during an interview by the ''Los Angeles Times'' in 1987, Crane replied, "I can't listen to it now without gagging." He admitted to being much fonder of the National Lampoon version. In the 1980's, Les transitioned to the software industry and became chairman of The Software Toolworks , creators of the three-dimensional color chess series, '' Chessmaster '', and the best-selling educational series, '' Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing ''. Toolworks was also responsible for such classics as ''The Original Adventure'' and the PC version of ''Pong''. The Software Tooworks was sold and renamed Mindscape in the early 1990s. Today, Les is retired and lives with his wife, Ginger. EXTERNAL LINK AND REFERENCE |
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