LOS ANGELES Merv Griffin, the big band-era crooner turned impresario who parlayed his "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" game shows into a multimillion-dollar empire, died Sunday. He was 82. Griffin ...

While Merv Griffin's legacy has been summed up in myriad obituaries since his death last month, the final chapter has yet to play out.

TALK SHOW LEGEND -- Media icon Merv Griffin (right), seen here with favorite gal pal, the late Eva Gabor and comic Mark Schiff at Resorts Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City in 1994, is in Cedars ...

Created by Merv Griffin, Wheel of Fortune started as a daytime TV show but quickly spun its way into primetime fame.

Merv Griffin, a big band singer who became one of television's most popular talk-show hosts and formidable innovators, creating some of the medium's most popular game shows before becoming a major ...

LOS ANGELES -- Merv Griffin, the big band-era crooner turned impresario who parlayed his "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" game shows into a multimillion-dollar empire, died Sunday. He was 82 ...