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Griffin, Merv, 1925-2007

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Personal name headingGriffin, Merv, 1925-2007
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Variant(s)Griffin, Mervyn Edward, 1925-2007
Birth date1925-07-06
Death date2007-08-12
Place of birthSan Mateo (Calif.)
Place of deathLos Angeles (Calif.)
Field of activityTelevision Television game shows
Profession or occupationSingers Television personalities Television talk show hosts Television game show hosts
Found inCardinal Spellman: 50th anniversary tribute. [Phonodisc] 1966.
New York times WWW site, Aug. 13, 2007 (Merv Griffin; b. July 6, 1925, son of Mervyn Edward Griffin, Sr.; d. yesterday [Aug. 12, 2007], Los Angeles, aged 82; big-band singer who became one of television's longest-running talk-show hosts and formidable innovators, creating some of the medium's most popular game shows before becoming a major figure in the hotel and gambling businesses)
Internet movie database, Aug. 13, 2007 (Merv Griffin; b. July 6, 1925, San Mateo, Calif.; d. Aug. 12, 2007, Los Angeles)