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Merv Griffin: Biography

Birth Name: Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr.
Birth Place: San Mateo, CA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/06/1925, Cancer
Date of Death: 08/12/2007
Profession: Talk show host; game show host; game show creator; producer; singer; actor

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Merv Griffin: TV Guide News

Merv Griffin, Dead at 82, Remembered as "Renaissance Man" and "Genius" | Today's News: Our Take | 8/12/2007
Game-show bigwig Merv Griffin, 82, died of prostate cancer early on Sunday. His family issued a statement explaining that his recurrence of prostate cancer, for which he was hospitalized earlier in the week, progressed quickly.The veteran talk-show host created a multimillion-dollar empire in the entertainment industry, most notably by producing Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. Wheel host Pat Sajak tells the Hollywood Reporter, "The loss of a dear friend has made it difficult to focus on Merv's enormous contribution to the world of entertainment. I'm dealing with deep sadness and the realization that I will never hear that wonderful laugh of his again. He meant so much to my life, it's hard to imagine it without him."Former first lady Nancy Reagan remembers Griffin as "a dear, dear friend," telling the trade, "He was there for me on some of the hardest days when Ronnie was fighting Alzheimer's." "To say that working with Merv Griffin was the highlight of our careers is an... read more be the first to leave a comment
M-rv Gr-ff-n's Lifelong Wheel of Fortune | Matt Roush | 8/12/2007
Merv Griffin was the anti-Trump. No matter how many riches he amassed through creating the formidably successful game-show phenom of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, this band singer turned talk-show host turned entertainment mogul turned hotel/real-estate magnate never projected an air of arrogance or entitlement. Publicly affable to the end, Griffin (who died Sunday at 82) was one of those rare talents whose success only a grinch would begrudge — in part because the ubiquitous shows he's best known for continue to provide so much pleasure on a nightly basis. That lilting, nagging Jeopardy theme? He wrote it. That alone is enough to ensure him a place in the annals of TV history.But he also had a long, profitable run as a talk-show host, primarily in syndication. He was never the coolest or funniest (that would be Johnny Carson), he was never the most trenchant (that would be Dick Cavett), but he was an effortless entertainer who put the audience at ease even as he... read more be the first to leave a comment
Reports Say Merv Griffin Is "Gravely Ill" | Today's News: Our Take | 8/10/2007
Game-show mogul Merv Griffin, 82, is reportedly "gravely ill," according to Entertainment Tonight. The Jeopardy! creator was hospitalized and treated for prostate cancer — a recurrence of which was discovered during a routine medical exam — at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in July, but sources now tell ET that his prognosis does not look good.Griffin's reps have yet to confirm or deny these reports. read more be the first to leave a comment
Even While Fighting Cancer, Merv Griffin Still Calls the Shots | Today's News: Our Take | 7/26/2007
Merv Griffin may be in a Los Angeles hospital being treated for a recurrence of prostate cancer, but illness hasn't dampened the talk-show host turned production mogul's notorious hands-on approach. His staff sent a copy of Merv Griffin's Crosswords, his new syndicated game show debuting Sept. 10, to his Cedars-Sinai Medical Center room, and Griffin, who devised the concept and wrote all the music for the show, took a look and decided host Ty Treadway needed a new haircut. "Send him to my guy," Griffin told his staff. Treadway, who is sporting a new, spiky look these days, tells TV Guide, "It took an 82-year-old to make me look a little cooler." — Reporting by Ileane Rudolph read more be the first to leave a comment
Nielsens Smile on Bill Engvall, and More Short Cuts | Today's News: Our Take | 7/19/2007
TBS' The Bill Engvall Show debuted on Tuesday to 3.9 million total viewers, making it the No. 3 most-watched basic-cable sitcom telecast ever, trailing only the first two episodes of TBS' House of Payne.... Merv Griffin has been hospitalized for a recurrence of prostate cancer discovered during a routine examination a few weeks ago, says the AP.... The Last Mimzy topped the DVD sales chart last week, while Shooter was the No. 1 rental for a third straight cycle.... Standing still pays. Gisele Bundchen tops Forbes.com's list of the world's richest models, having earned $33 million in the last 12 months. (Money can't buy a new birth date for your beau's illegitimate child, though.) Kate Moss ($9 mil) placed No. 2, followed by Heidi Klum ($8 mil). read more be the first to leave a comment

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Merv Griffin: TV Listings

Merv Griffin: Credits

Title	Year	Type
Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead (Executive Producer)	2006	TV Show Series
TV Land Moguls (Host)	2004	TV Show Series
Off The Menu: The Last Days Of Chasen's (Actor)	1998	Movie
Slapstick Of Another Kind (Actor)	1984	Movie
The Lonely Guy (Actor - Himself)	1984	Movie