a 1993 video produced by the Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association called A Patient's Perspective. In 1997, Cavett was sued by producer James Moskovitz for breach of contract after failing to show up for a nationally syndicated radio program (also called The Dick Cavett Show). Cavett's lawyer, Melvyn Leventhal, asserted at the time that Cavett left because of a manic-depressive episode. The case was later dropped. In popular culture He was portrayed by Erin Gann in the 8th episode of the 1st season of Minx. Filmography Television Theatre Film Books Cavett by Dick Cavett and Christopher Porterfield, Bantam Books, August 1974. . Eye on Cavett by Dick Cavett and Christopher Porterfield, Arbor House, 1983. . Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets by Dick Cavett, Times Books, 2010. . Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks by Dick Cavett, Henry Holt and Co., 2014. . References External links An interview with Dick Cavett, Feb 2011 Dick Cavett talks about his love of magic with Dodd Vickers at MagicNewswire.com "Talk Show: Dick Cavett Speaks Again" The New York Times blog "Discussion of Dick Cavett's unique talent on MetaFilter" 1936 births 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers American agnostics American autobiographers American game show hosts American male artistic gymnasts American male bloggers American bloggers American male television writers American people of English descent American people of Irish descent American people of Scottish descent American people of Welsh descent American stand-up comedians American television talk show hosts American television writers Emmy Award winners Entertainers from Nebraska Living people People from Buffalo County, Nebraska People from Ridgefield, Connecticut People from the Upper East Side People with bipolar disorder Screenwriters from Nebraska Screenwriters from New York (state) The New York Times columnists Writers from Manhattan Yale University alumni