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Sep 28, 2018 · Griffin, Merv. From Where I Sit: Merv Griffin's Book of People. Arbor House, 1982. Griffin, Merv, and David Bender. Merv: Making the Good Life Last. Simon & Schuster, 2003.
Merv Griffin died at age 82 of prostate cancer in Los Angeles, California on August 12, 2007.
Aug 12, 2007 · Griffin died of prostate cancer, according to a statement from his family released Sunday through a spokeswoman for the Griffin Group/Merv Griffin Entertainment.
The Merv Griffin Show ranks as one of television’s most highly successful and long-running variety/talk shows. Between 1962 and 1986, the daily program garnered critical acclaim, multiple Emmy Awards, and a loyal audience, setting a standard that remains enviable today.
Unlike today's late night talk shows that are filled with shtick and gimmicks, the Merv Griffin Show truly highlights its guests and has terrific conversations with them. Of course, the wit and experience of the guests were of a higher caliber too. The older ones were icons like Jack Benny, Laurence Olivier, and Hedy LaMarr.
Aug 12, 2007 · The Emmy-winning creator of “Jeopardy!” “Wheel of Fortune” and the host of the iconic “The Merv Griffin Show” talk program kept a 250-acre ranch in La Quinta, Calif.
Aug 12, 2007 · By 1962, after Griffin had traded in singing with popular bands for acting in movies, had served as a game-show host and filled in for Jack Paar on late-night television, NBC gave him his own ...
