Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr. (1925 - 2007)

Born 6 Jul 1925 in San Mateo, San Mateo, California, United States

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Died 12 Aug 2007 at age 82 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Merv Griffin Jr. is Notable.

American television host, musician, singer, actor, and media mogul.

He began his career as a radio and big band singer who went on to appear in film and on Broadway.

He first became famous with his hit song "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts".

From 1965 to 1986 Griffin hosted his own talk show, The Merv Griffin Show.

He also created the game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune.

Sources

• "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V25T-H8X : 13 December 2014), Mervyn Edward Griffin, 06 Jul 1925; citing San Mateo, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCNL-FDM : accessed 13 February 2021), Mervin E Griffin Jr. in household of Mervin E Griffin, San Mateo, San Mateo, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 29, sheet 3B, line 60, family 75, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 216; FHL microfilm 2,339,951.
• "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1M-93G5 : 24 November 2020), Mervyn Edward Griffin and Julann Elizabeth Wright, 18 May 1959; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Norfolk, , Virginia, United States, certificate 11040, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V317-B6L : 12 January 2021), Mervyn E Griffin, 12 Aug 2007; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q57Y-KNHV : 30 October 2018), Merv Griffin, died 12 Aug 2007; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.

See also:

• Wikipedia: Merv Griffin
• Wikidata: Item Q598344, en:Wikipedia
• Find A Grave: Memorial #20909851