, this set contains some 42 hours of entertainment and stands as “a tribute to a magnificently entertaining television show” and is “a treasure-trove of a quarter-century of American thought, style ...

I’m sensing that your apprehension about stepping into the time machine to attend a Merv Griffin dance party might have something to do with the 1991 sexual harassment lawsuit ($11.3 million sought; ...

What, you thought it was going to be Johnny? As in Carson? NBC's late-night host from 1962 to 1992 has long been hailed as the king of network-era TV talk. Comic firebrand Richard Pryor is all over ...

Who was Merv Griffin? Surely the affable Hollywood tycoon would have considered this too easy for Jeopardy!, a show he created along with Wheel of Fortune, which he proudly called “America’s games,” ...

That would be my one-word description of the late Merv Griffin. Amazing that a moderately success ful big-band singer of the late'40s (he had a No. 1 hit with "I've Got a LovelyBunch of Coconuts") ...

In 1965, the Westinghouse Broadcasting introduced “The Merv Griffin Show” in syndicated TV. At last Griffin had found the forum for his talents. He never underestimated the intelligence of his ...

Duluth can fondly recall entertainment giant Merv Griffin, a talk-show host perhaps best known for his "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" game shows. The one-time resident of Ironwood, Mich., certainly ...

Merv Griffin, the entertainer turned impresario who parlayed his "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" game shows into a multimillion-dollar empire, has died. He was 82.Griffin died of prostate cancer, ...