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Entertainer Merv Griffin Dead At 82
Aug.
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12, 2007 — -- He was a singer, actor, television personality and one of the most influential talk show hosts in America's history. His birth name was Mervyn, but the world knew him as Merv Griffin.
The 82-year-old died Sunday after being hospitalized earlier in the week for a recurrence of prostate cancer.
Born in San Mateo, Calif., Griffin created two of the most popular game shows in syndicated history.
"Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy!" remain in production more than two decades after they began. He even wrote the theme music for "Jeopardy!"
"Everybody knows my little song that I wrote for it, you know," he said.
Griffin parlayed that little song, the game shows and his talk show into an empire.
In the mid-1980's Griffin sold his production company for a quarter of a billion dollars. It's money he invested in hotels and race horses and in still more TV shows.
Griffin's career lasted decades.
"I've been in the public eye for more than 50 years as Merv
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