Merv Griffin
American talk show host, singer, and game show producer (1925-2007) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 82
Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr. 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.
Merv Griffin is read about 815 times a day, in 22 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
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Michael Curtiz Directed Trouble Along the Way (1953)
Roy Del Ruth Directed Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
Jack Mower Also in Trouble Along the Way (1953)
Frank Sinatra Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Aretha Franklin Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Barbra Streisand Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Ray Charles Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
George Carlin Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Peter Sellers Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Jay Leno Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Conan O'Brien Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Stephen Colbert Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Jimmy Kimmel Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Danny Kaye Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Joel McHale Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Max Steiner Wrote Trouble Along the Way (1953)
Al Franken Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Wanda Sykes Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Jim Backus Also in Slapstick of Another Kind (1982)
Marie Windsor Also in Trouble Along the Way (1953)
Dorothy Provine Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Yakov Smirnoff Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Garry Moore Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner- Henry Blanke Produced Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
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Griffin also created several game shows, including Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, through his production companies, Merv Griffin Enterprises and Merv Griffin Entertainment.
