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Aug 12, 2007 · Bill Whitaker remembers the life of the host of 'Jeopardy' and 'The Merv Griffin Show' who went on to become a powerful media mogul. (CBSNews.com)
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Oct 14, 2022 · If you're a fan of Merv Griffin and his iconic body of work, join Facts Verse and watch this video in full to learn about the big secret that he took to the grave. Merv Griffin Took His...
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Jan 6, 2021 · Mini bio of the life of actor Merv Griffin who is probably most famous for hosted his own talk show, The Merv Griffin Show, From 1965 to 1986 This video was made using information and...
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- Had 25,000 Guests on Eponymous Talk Show
- Credits Ex-Wife with Jeopardy Idea
- Reels in Real Estate After Retiring from TV
The media tycoon began his career as a $100 US-a-week radio singer in San Francisco. He formed his own record label, Panda Records, and released an album, Songs by Merv Griffin. Griffin soon became a nightclub singer and even scored aNo. 1hit with I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconutsin 1949. He then had a brief film career in the 1950s, appearing op...
Griffin's footprint on the entertainment world deepened when he created and produced the game shows Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune. Griffin credited his then wife, Julann, with coming up with the concept for Jeopardyback in 1963. "Julann's idea was a twist on the usual question-answer format of the quiz shows of the Fifties," he wrote in his autobio...
Griffin officially retired from Hollywood after selling off his game shows and invested his earnings in treasury bonds, stocks and real estate. He once bought a Caribbean island for $400 million US, during the 1980s.Griffin then purchased the Beverley Hilton in Hollywood for $100 million US and made a move for control of Resorts International, whic...
Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr. (July 6, 1925 – August 12, 2007) was an American television show host and media mogul. He began his career as a radio and big band singer, later appearing in film and on Broadway. From 1962 to 1986, Griffin hosted his own talk show, The Merv Griffin Show.
Aug 13, 2007 · Merv Griffin, who turned game shows such as "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" into a multi-million dollar entertainment empire, died of prostate cancer at age 82. A television critic talks...
Aug 12, 2007 · LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12 — Merv Griffin, a big-band singer who became one of television’s longest running talk-show hosts and formidable innovators, creating some of the medium’s most popular game...
