Aged 76, Tommy Makem's replacement in the Clancy Brothers, Louis Killen, began to live openly as a woman named Louisa Jo Killen. She died on this day, August 9, 2013, aged 79. I’ll fondly remember Louisa Jo, a person who could sing the dirtiest sea shanties in one life and had the courage to change sex in another.
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the landmark talk show, revisit this emmy magazine tribute to Johnny Carson from 1992, the year the comedian retired from late night.