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	The Merv Griffin Show - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Merv Griffin Show was a long-running American television talk show, starring singer Merv Griffin.
		In addition, from 1969 to 1970 the show was located at the Cort Theatre in New York city.
		On the sitcom, Seinfeld, spoofs the show in Season 9, Episode 6, “The Merv Griffin Show”, in which Cosmo Kramer pretends that he hosts his own talk show using discarded material from the Merv show.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Merv_Griffin_Show (272 words)

	Merv Griffin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Griffin scored a coup when Jack Paar accidentally emerged onto the set of Play Your Hunch during a live broadcast (Paar was superstitiously trying to avoid the elevators at Rockefeller Center), and Griffin got him to stay for a spontaneous interview.
		Merv Griffin would launch a syndicated 90-minute talk show in 1965, which aired in a variety of time slots throughout North America (many stations would run it in the daytime, some would air it opposite Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show, and it would air for many years in prime time on WNEW in New York).
		Griffin was an honorary pallbearer at the funeral of President Ronald Reagan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Merv_Griffin (1051 words)

	Griffin, Merv
		Griffin's career as a television talk show host was associated from the beginning with that of Johnny Carson, the reigning "king of late night talk" from the 1960s through the 1980s.
		Griffin's first daytime talk show on NBC began the same day as Carson's reign on the Tonight show, and if Carson was consistently rated number one as national talk show host, Griffin was for significant periods of time clearly number two.
		Griffin, who came to New York to sign a record contract with RCA in the early 1950s, was subject to a series of other influences.
	www.museum.tv /archives/etv/G/htmlG/griffinmerv/griffinmerv.htm (879 words)

	Merv Griffin
		Merv Griffin started singing in his church choir as a boy, and by his teens was earning extra money as a church organist.
		Griffin started his talk show career filling in for Jack Paar, and it was quickly evident that he had the knack for schmooze and banter.
		Griffin had always been a "puzzle freak", and in 1964 he devised his own game show where contestants had to come up with the questions instead of the answers.
	www.nndb.com /people/418/000022352 (641 words)

	Merv Griffin - Biography - AOL Music
		Music might not be the first thing you think of when someone mentions talk show host and entrepreneurial powerhouse Merv Griffin, but he earns more in royalties from his television themes than most musicians do from their whole catalog.
		Filling in for Jack Parr on the Tonight Show in 1962 impressed NBC enough to develop the Merv Griffin Show, and Griffin himself started work on producing his own shows.
		Griffin sold his production company, Merv Griffin Enterprises, in 1986 to Columbia Pictures Television for $250 million.
	music.aol.com /artist/merv-griffin/153092/biography (504 words)

	Wheel of Fortune
		He then hosted numerous talk and game shows, including the "CBS Morning Show" and the Miami-based "Going Places" and "Play Your Hunch," before NBC gave him "The Merv Griffin Show" in 1963 after he proved to be Jack Paar's most popular substitute "Tonight Show" host.
		Today's talk show hosts all acknowledge their admiration for Merv Griffin, who hosted more than 5,500 shows and interviewed some 25,000 extraordinary guests.
		Griffin chairs the Board of the 51-year-old Young Musicians Foundation and serves on the Boards of the Reagan Library and the Thoroughbred Owners of California.
	www.wheeloffortune.com /showguide_bio.mervgriffin.php (505 words)

	The Merv Griffin Show (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Griffin for the totally balls to the wall attitude he takes in fighting his cancer.
		The syndicated show in the late 60s was actually pretty good to watch after coming home from high school.
		I also remember a special show that was broadcast from the streets of Harlem when John Lindsay was mayor, and "Give a Damn" was the big slogan in the city.
	www.jumptheshark.com /m/mervgriffin.htm (1289 words)

	Merv Griffin News
		It may have been the first network television show based in Miami, but don't expect Merv Griffin to visit next year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the little-remembered and even-less-lamented "Going...
		As host of his eponymous talk show for nearly a quarter of a century, Merv Griffin said his audience saw him as "every mother's favorite son-in-law." Merv was the man who brought glamour and laughter into...
		It was just days after Merv Griffin had been given a lifetime achievement award at the Daytime Emmys and just days before he was due to receive a similar award from the Museum of Radio and Television, so it was...
	www.topix.net /who/merv-griffin (731 words)

	Merv Griffin Show, The - 40 of The Most Interesting People of Our Time - Press Release
		Merv's guests reflected his eclectic interests in what was happening in the world and who was making it happen.
		Digitally mastered from the original broadcast tapes preserved in Merv's vault, the discs are housed in a handsome leather box, and include a collectible scrapbook of rare candid photos with Merv and his guests.
		Merv Griffin was recently honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2005 Daytime Emmys, adding another Emmy to the 16 he already owns; he also was the sole honoree at the 2005 Museum of Television and Radio Gala, at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York attended by more than a thousand industry leaders and celebrities.
	www.tvshowsondvd.com /newsitem.cfm?NewsID=4159 (642 words)

	The Merv Griffin Show (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It was shown in the morning on a Washington, DC, channel and in the afternoon on a Baltimore, MD, channel.
		It was not a well-known fact at the time that Neil had been a fencer on teams at his high school and college, so this was a new aspect of his life for me to learn about.
		Merv Griffin is also famous for running some casinos in Atlantic City and the Bahamas (and maybe elsewhere).
	www.iaisnd.com /tv2.cfm?id=10 (250 words)

	The Merv Griffin Picture Pages
		Merv Griffin, the genial host of the Emmy-Award winning The Merv Griffin Show for 24 years, has segued into the genial, hands-on owner of three luxury properties that comprise Merv Griffin Hotels, a unit of the multi-faceted umbrella company, The Griffin Group.
		Merv Griffin "came up through the ranks" in the classic sense, entering talent contests, writing songs and singing on a local radio station.
		Merv also appeared as a contract player for Warner Bros. in a number of box-office winners, such as So This Is Love with Kathryn Grayson and The Boy from Oklahoma with Will Rogers Jr.
	www.superiorpics.com /merv_griffin (519 words)

	CNN.com - EW Review: Merv gets his due - Apr 12, 2006
		Griffin, now 80, presided over truly chatty chat shows on NBC and in syndication, in the evenings and afternoons, off and on from 1962 to 1986.
		Always cheerful (no Jack Paar tantrums or David Letterman sarcasm for Merv), he lobbed softballs his guests enjoyed fielding, eliciting quite a bit of surprisingly intimate info from a vast variety of people, two score of whom are represented on the three-disc Merv Griffin Show: 40 of the Most Interesting People of Our Time.
		Before talk shows became ancillary publicity machines for stars to plug movies and politicians to parrot their party lines, Merv simply booked people he found interesting or entertaining.
	www.cnn.com /rssclick/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/12/ew.dvd.merv/index.html?section=cnn_showbiz (713 words)

	Amazon.ca: The Merv Griffin Show: 40 of the Most Interesting People of Our Time: DVD: Dick Carson,Merv Griffin,Jack ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Using material gathered from a quarter-century of The Merv Griffin Show (1962 to 1986), this three-disc boxed set captures a number of newsworthy figures in very relaxed circumstances, open and funny, speaking freely about their careers or views on world affairs.
		Griffin, often kidded by Johnny Carson (whose brother, Dick Carson, directed Griffin's program) for producing what The Tonight Show host often called "Merv's fabulous theme shows," actually looks, in retrospect, like a very capable interviewer who can challenge his guests without the sting of confrontation.
		Thus, when Griffin asks Richard Nixon in 1967 if running for the presidency a second time won't be difficult because of Nixon's reputation as a "loser," the question doesn't seem provocative so much as probing--yet the effect is the same, i.e., getting Nixon to answer a tough query.
	www.amazon.ca /Merv-Griffin-Show-Interesting-People/dp/B000BF2KH0 (749 words)

	Extratv.com : Merv Griffin
		Looking back at the talk show that led him down the road to super success, Merv says there were many magic moments on "The Merv Griffin Show," from presidents to princes to superstars and those on their way.
		Today, Merv says TV is very different from his days in front of the mike: too many talk shows and enough with the reality rage.
		And although he admits sometimes he misses the limelight, Merv is content running his multibillion-dollar empire and living the good life here in his own private paradise.
	extratv.warnerbros.com /dailynews/extra/01_03/01_10d.html (219 words)

	Orson Welles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The show was titled The Mercury Theatre on the Air, with original music by Bernard Herrmann (who would continue working with Welles on radio and in films for years.) Their October 30 broadcast of that year was H.
		Welles' idea was to show the same character, even the same scenes, from several points of view, to illustrate how differently the character would appear to the different people in his life.
		When Welles started his Mercury Wonder Show a few months later, travelling to Armed Forces camps and performing magic tricks and doing comedy, the radio show was broadcast live from the camps and the material took a decidedly wartime flavour.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orson_Welles (8331 words)

	SCTV Program: The Merv Griffin Show (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Merv sings Mellow Yellow; he rides to New Orleans with Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper on their choppers.
		Merv and Steven Spielberg enter the mother ship to meet the crew making The Making of Merv The Special Edition.
		Merv brings out his next guest, George Plimpton, who demonstrates Intellivision, and they challenge Lucas to boxing (and win).
	sctvguide.ca /programs/griffin.htm (467 words)

	Wanda's Kate Jackson Web Page-Merv Griffin Interview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Merv: Still the wife is managing to have a baby.
		Merv: Well, they fall in love with television characters because you're in their home, they really fall in love with them and they don't like change.
		Merv: Okay, Bruce Boxleitner and Kate Jackson in a scene from Scarecrow and Mrs.
	www.katejackson.net /merv.html (2016 words)

	The Merv Griffin Show: 40 Of The Most Interesting People Of Our Time \| The A.V. Club
		On the three-DVD set The Merv Griffin Show: 40 Of The Most Interesting People Of Our Time, Griffin makes himself at home with celebrities, dropping names and sharing anecdotes like they were all part of a secret club, entrusted with preserving show-business order.
		Griffin was the kind of talk-show host who would sit down with Ingrid Bergman at the Cannes Film Festival and ask, "Is anything you've seen here as good as your wonderful pictures?"
		Key features: Griffin gives an audio introduction for each interview, which is especially useful for his chat with a forthright Orson Welles, who died two hours after he finished the show.
	www.avclub.com /content/node/47794 (292 words)

	Rolling Stone : Dear Mister Fantasy
		Through the Sixties, Seventies and Eighties -- during the course of 5,500 shows and 25,000 interviews -- Merv's show was defined by his amazing voice, which remains essentially unchanged (it's still a sly invitation to titillating disclosure), but it now carries a phlegmy rumble, legacy of the pack of Marlboro Lights he smokes daily.
		Merv means Ronald Reagan, whom he first met when both were young actors at Warner Bros. Nancy Reagan remains one of his best friends.
		Merv has always run his empire on snap judgments and gut instincts (he knows a Merv-y idea when he hears one: that winning combination of fun, fantasy and cutthroat competition), and he shoots this one down instantly.
	www.rollingstone.com /news/story/10432607/dear_mister_fantasy?source=music_news_rssfeed (1402 words)

	Merv Griffin Biography :: Hollywood.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		After a brief stint as a Warner Bros. contract player, Griffin found his niche on TV in the 1950s, first as a singer, then as a variety and game show host and finally as the easygoing, enthusiastic host of his own successful celebrity talk show (1965-86).
		Though Griffin was no match for Carson, the syndicated daytime version of his show ran until 1986, earning more for owner Griffin than "The Tonight Show" did for NBC employee Carson.
		His sale of Merv Griffin Productions (featuring "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune") to Columbia Pictures (then-owned by Coca-Cola) netted him $250 million, elevating him to a different level of entrepreneurship, after which he went about acquiring the properties that have made him a hotel tycoon first and foremost.
	www.hollywood.com /celebs/fulldetail/id/194493 (981 words)

	Seinfeld: The Merv Griffin Show Recap - TV.com
		Seinfeld: The Merv Griffin Show Recap - TV.com
		Kramer discovers the set of the old Merv Griffin Show in a dumpster.
		Kramer decides to change the format of the show, to "Scandals and Animals." On the show, Jerry's girlfriend finds out about the schemes and animal expert Jim Fowler is there with a hawk.
	www.tv.com /seinfeld/the-merv-griffin-show/episode/2402/recap.html (375 words)

	DVD Talk Review: The Merv Griffin Show: 40 of the Most Interesting People of Our Time (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Several actors are interviewed near the end of their lives while Merv snagged others at the beginning of theirs.
		Merv, in his audio introduction to the segment, says the crowd of spectators was ready to lynch him before it was over.
		The Merv Griffin Show: 40 of the Most Interesting People of Our Time comes with an apologetic disclaimer about the quality of some of the source material, but in fact everything looks just fine for its age and frankly a heck of a lot better than 95% of Alpha's public domain releases.
	www.dvdtalk.com /reviews/read.php?ID=21612 (968 words)

	CBS News \| Merv Griffin Visits His Calif. Alma Mater
		The 80-year-old entertainer and game show executive, who graduated from San Mateo High School in 1942, was honored by students and faculty in the new "Merv Griffin Quad."
		Griffin appeared to be in good spirits as he chatted up staff and students Friday.
		Griffin is best remembered as the host of "The Merv Griffin Show," and later became a top entertainment executive, creating TV game shows such as "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy."
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/02/11/ap/entertainment/printableD8FMOHJ00.shtml (326 words)

	QVC's Got Some Merv
		Media Mogul Merv Griffin Debuts on the World's Largest Electronic Retailer WEST CHESTER, Pa., May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary entertainer Merv Griffin is scheduled to make his QVC(R) debut on Thursday, May 4, 2006 in two shows on the leading electronic retailer.
		First, Griffin is slated to appear on "The QVC Morning Show" broadcast from 7 AM - 9 AM (ET) and again in the "Classic TV and Movies" broadcast from 8 PM - 9 PM (ET) to offer "The Merv Griffin Show Special Edition Three DVD Box Set." Griffin's history is long and accomplished.
		But he is perhaps most known and beloved as creator and host of "The Merv Griffin Show," for which he earned 15 Emmys and interviewed over 25,000 guests during its 23- year run.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/05-03-2006/0004353522&EDATE= (841 words)

	The Merv Griffin Show
		On 1 September 1981, Karen & Richard appeared on the Merv Griffin show with Olivia Newton John to celebrate Olivia's tenth year as a USA resident.
		Merv: You are the most famous by far.
		Merv: This is probably one of the best commercials they've ever had for the hotel Dump Water.
	www.geocities.com /brockstephenj/webpages/merv.htm (713 words)

	Merv Griffin
		Merv Griffin to refocus efforts with new shows.
		Griffin Prod'n arm goes to the Welles.(Merv Griffin Entertainment special "Merv Griffin Interviews" of 40 Orson Welles appearances......
		Merv Griffin nearing sale of Beverly Hilton Hotel to owners of Peninsula.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0771917.html (242 words)

	Mary Beth On The Merv Griffin Show - 1985
		Merv: I can't imagine though that ENT is the most romantic of the...
		Merv: (makes faces as he says)...when you're looking up people's noses all day and down their red throats all the time (clears throat)...and all that kind of thing....
		Merv: Kin Shriner and Mary Beth Evans, from Rituals, a syndicated television show
	www.nicholsevansfans.com /mervtranscript.html (994 words)

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