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. Griffin also created the game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune through his own production companies, Merv Griffin Enterprises and Merv Griffin Entertainment.
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in film and on Broadway. From 1962 to 1986, Griffin hosted his own talk show, The MervGriffin Show. Griffin also created the game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel...
The MervGriffin Show is an American television talk show starring MervGriffin. The series ran on NBC from 1962 to 1963; in first-run syndication from...
MervGriffin Enterprises was an American television production company founded by MervGriffin, in operation from March 7, 1963, to June 4, 1994. The company...
MervGriffin Entertainment is an American production company founded by American media mogul MervGriffin on May 13, 1996. It is part of The Griffin Group...
company MervGriffin Entertainment uses a griffin for its production company. MervGriffin Entertainment was founded by entrepreneur MervGriffin and is...
known on American television as an announcer/sidekick to talk show host MervGriffin, and as the support character Constable Jones in Disney's Mary Poppins...
company was briefly controlled by Donald Trump, before being acquired by MervGriffin in 1988. It was acquired by Sun International in 1996. In 1958, the Mary...
was an American singer and actor. He was a member of the band on The MervGriffin Show and participated in episodes of the educational music television...
relationship with TV producer MervGriffin until her death. Reuters reported that this was a platonic relationship to hide Griffin's suspected homosexuality...
multiple guest hosts until he could take over. Guest hosts included MervGriffin, Art Linkletter, Joey Bishop, Arlene Francis (the first woman to host...
appeared as Clifton on stage and on television programs ranging from The MervGriffin Show to The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show. The character has also been performed...
also briefly parodied it in a sketch on Second City Television where MervGriffin (played by Rick Moranis) takes his talk show into outer space. Rain was...
included: Art Linkletter (4 weeks), Joey Bishop (2 weeks), Bob Cummings, MervGriffin (4 weeks), Jack Carter, Jan Murray, Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy,...
five decades on TV, film, and stage. She was a frequent guest on The MervGriffin Show, which led to her receiving a personal request to appear on The...
murdered by the Elevator Killer, who turns out to be MervGriffin. Michael takes Dolores' corpse, and Griffin promises to turn himself in to the police. Michael...
needed] One of Jones's earliest appearances was as a contestant on MervGriffin's syndicated U.S. television program Dance Fever in 1979, and later as...
Squares, The Dean Martin Show, and The MervGriffin Show. In his autobiography, television host MervGriffin, who was known to spend time with Eva socially...
Together") in July 1978 at Studio One in Los Angeles, Mike Douglas, MervGriffin, and Dinah Shore booked Holt to appear on their television talk shows...
ventriloquist Edgar Bergen. In 1957, Hood was a regular performer on The MervGriffin Show for the American Broadcasting Network. Other credits that year include...
1982. Following his retirement from football Benirschke was hired by MervGriffin to replace Pat Sajak as host of the daytime game show Wheel of Fortune...
frequent appearances for Dick Cavett, Johnny Carson, Dean Martin and MervGriffin. Welles's primary focus during his final years was The Other Side of...
5, Columbia also bought MervGriffin Enterprises, notable for: Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, Dance Fever, and The MervGriffin Show for $250 million. Months...
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