Comments on: Hollywood Legend Merv Griffin Dead At 82

Singer, Actor, Talk Show Host, "Jeopardy" & "Wheel Of Fortune" Creator, Hotel Tycoon

[swwils]

I loved all Merv's shows,he is very fortunate to have lived to be 82,most will never see 75

[jdubs63]

I will always cherish my high school public speaking class, as the desk assigned to me had Merv Griffin carved in it,where he was assigned some years before. He never forgot the community or his high school. RIP Merv

[elgraz]

Rest in peace oh Mervin The Magician.

[beadazzle]

Another great icon dies. May you R.I.P in heaven.
Tv game shows will never be the same without you Merv.

[iceman_1960]

Griffin was an honorary pallbearer at the funeral of President Ronald Reagan.

Merv Griffin: Personal Quotes

"I've been in the public eye for more than fifty years as Merv Griffin, not as somebody else's creation. I've never pretended to be someone I wasn't. If there was anything really important that people didn't know about me by now, then I would have to be world's greatest actor. Forget Brando, forget Hoffman, forget DeNiro...I would have to be the best."

(on what he'd like his headstone to read) "Stay tuned."

[iceman_1960]

"Not one to shy away from controversy, Griffin began to be harassed by CBS censors who objected to the antiwar statements of his guests and ordered him to feature pro-war guests for balance. "The irony of the situation wasn't wasted on me", Griffin recalls in his autobiography. "[I]n 1965 I'm called a traitor by the press for presenting Bertrand Russell, and, four years later, we are hard-pressed to find anybody to speak in favor of the Vietnam War."

Source:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0341311/bio

[starleo146]

Great guy, may he rest in peace, he will be missed, he just started a new show "crossword" I believe.

[colonieny]

ENTHUSIASM

Many years ago,I went to his TV show. During commercials, Mr. Griffin was as upbeat and enthusiast as he was on air. He beamed looking at the monitors and audience. That is what impressed me. His enthusiasm was genuine.

[thgdriver]

PS. I'm old enough to remember the tune "Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts" ---I've got a "loverly" bunch of Coconuts, there they are all standing in a row, and there stands my wife, the idle of my life, singing ,roll the roll the ball a penny a pitch.

The tune was extremely popular in 49/50.

[thgdriver]

Good old American success story! Love it!

Rest in peace. God now has a new real estate adviser.

[erasmus6]

I can't believe it! I loved Merv Griffin. I loved to listen to him talk. There was just something about him.
He always seemed like he enjoyed life.

[swwils]

Sorry he died,but he was 82,hope I live that long!

[likeitis5050]

What a life. What a lot of fun you helped create and share. Can't think of a better way to spend a lifetime. Rest in peace, Merv. I'll think of you everytime I watch Jeopardy!!!

[pssavant]

Merv was a great guy, he was very supportive of charities and contributed to the community too. I wrote a brief tribute to Merv on my own blog:
http://www.rickrockhill.blogspot.com Farewell Merv, we will miss you in Palm Springs.