| 2. Merv Griffin: Media Mogul. Hayitmatov
Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr. was born in 1925 and passed away in 2007. He had a long career as a singer, game show host, talk show host, and game show creator.
He started as a radio and big band singer. He later hosted his own talk show called The Merv Griffin Show. After having hosted many games shows in the 1960s, Griffin created Jeopardy! And Wheel of Fortune through his television production companies, Merv Griffin Enterprises and Merv Griffin Entertainment.
His family was Irish American and Griffin was raised in a Catholic home. He started singing as a choir boy and then earned extra money as a church organist. He started singing on the radio at the age of 19. He created his own record label, Panda Records and his popularity grew with his hit song in 1950, I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts.
Griffin’s talk show, The Merv Griffin Show was on the air or 21 years and it won 11 Emmy Awards.
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