Merv Griffin, the entertainer who started out as an actor and singer but found fame as a talk show host and a successful businessman, died Sunday of prostate cancer; he was 82.
Griffin started out as a singer, becoming successful enough to start his own label and launch a singing career. He was featured in films such as So This Is Love. In 1962, The Merv Griffin Show debuted. The show ran until 1986. Griffin created and produced Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune.
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