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Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr. (July 6, 1925 – August 12, 2007) was an American television show host and media mogul. [2] 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.
Pages in category "Television series created by Merv Griffin" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show starring Merv Griffin. The series had runs on two different networks on NBC (1962–1963) and CBS (1969–1972) but is most known for its run on first-run syndication from 1965 to 1969 and 1972 to 1986.
Pages in category "Television series by Merv Griffin Enterprises" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In a 1963 Associated Press profile released shortly before the original Jeopardy! series premiered, Merv Griffin offered the following account of how he created the quiz show: My wife Julann just came up with the idea one day when we were in a plane bringing us back to New York City from Duluth .
Creator Merv Griffin, who hired Woolery as the WoF host after seeing him perform a cover of "Delta Dawn" on The Merv Griffin Show, reportedly offered him $400,000, and NBC said it would make up ...
Woolery moved to Los Angeles in 1972, and eventually landed spots on The Tonight Show and other programs. In 1975, producer Merv Griffin hired him to host a new game show called Wheel of Fortune .
The Merv Griffin Show; Merv Griffin's Crosswords This page was last edited on 4 July 2018, at 05:33 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...