Merv Griffin
- BOD:
- 6 July 1925
- Birthplace:
- San Mateo, California, USA
- Region:
- USA
- Family:
- father:Mervyn Edward Griffin Sr mother:Rita Griffin sister:Barbara Griffin Eyre (older; died of cancer on October 22, 2001) son:Anthony Patrick Griffin (born in 1959; married with two children, a daughter Farah and a son Donovan Mervyn) uncle:Elmer Griffin (owned a tennis club in Hollywood) wife:Julann Elizabeth Wright (met when she was working as secretary to Robert Q Lewis; married on May 18, 1958; filed for divorce in 1973; divorced in June 1976)
- Nickname:
- Mervyn Edward Griffin (birth name)
Merv Griffin was a singer and band leader, movie actor, TV personality, and media mogul who in his time hosting "The Merv Griffin Show" (1962) was second in fame and influence as a talk show host only to Johnny Carson. Griffin is best known for creating the two most popular game shows in television syndication history, "Wheel of Fortune" (1975) and "Jeopardy!" (1984) that are watched by hundreds of millions of people all over the world. In the business world, he is id
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