The Merv Griffin Show
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The Merv Griffin Show is an American television
talk show, starring Merv Griffin
. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC
, September 20, 1965 to September 26, 1969 in first-run syndication
, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS
and again in first-run syndication from February 11, 1972 to September 5, 1986.
. The Merv Griffin Show aired in multiple time slots throughout North America (many stations ran it in the daytime, some broadcast it opposite Johnny Carson
's The Tonight Show
, and it was carried for many years in prime time on WNEW
in New York
). Stations had the option of carrying either a 60-minute or a 90-minute version. Merv's announcer-sidekick was the veteran British character actor Arthur Treacher
, who had been his mentor. Treacher would introduce Griffin with the phrase: "...and now, here's the dear boy himself, Meeeer-vin!" after reading off the list of guests for that evening's show.
Seeing his strong ratings, CBS offered him a network series opposite the powerhouse Tonight Show, and his program moved there in the fall of 1969, with his debut guest lineup consisting of Hedy Lamarr
, Ted Sorensen
, Moms Mabley
, and Woody Allen
. Although the series did well enough to quickly force the cancellation of another Carson competitor, ABC
's The Joey Bishop Show
, it was unable to make much of a dent in Carson's ratings. Furthermore, the network was uncomfortable with the guests Griffin wanted, who often spoke out against the Vietnam War
and on other taboo topics. When political activist Abbie Hoffman
was Griffin's guest in April 1970, CBS blurred the video of Hoffman so viewers at home would not see his trademark American flag pattern shirt, even though other guests had worn the same shirt in the past, uncensored.
That same year, Griffin relocated his show from New York to Los Angeles
, but without sidekick Arthur Treacher, who told him "at my age, I don't want to move, especially to someplace that shakes". From that point on, Griffin would do the announcing himself, and walk on stage with the phrase: "And now..., here I come!"
However, Griffin's show continued to rank in second place behind Carson, even after the move. By early 1972, sensing that his time at CBS was ending, and tired of the restrictions imposed by the network, Griffin secretly signed a contract with rival company Metromedia. The contract with Metromedia would give him a syndication deal as soon as CBS canceled Griffin's show. Within a few months, Griffin was fired by CBS. His new show began the following Monday and proved to be more successful than its network counterpart, running until 1986.
guests would follow, conversing with Griffin. Generally the show originated in Los Angeles
, but Griffin often taped in Las Vegas
. In addition, from 1969 to 1970 the show was located at the Cort Theatre
in New York City
and would return to New York in the 1970s and 80s for special shows in the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center. One set of popular and regularly returning artists were Motown's premier girl-group, The Supremes
who made guest appearances in 1971, 1975 and 1976, with a rotating line up in each show.
Arnold Schwarzenegger made his talk show debut in the United States on Griffin's talk show in 1974 after moving from Austria
and becoming a bodybuilder.
Later, Griffin dedicated two shows to the topic of Transcendental Meditation
and its founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
, one in 1975, the other in 1977. Griffin himself was an enthusiastic student of the practice.
From the 1970s to the early 1980s, the show was taped at Caesars Palace
. Over the 25 years, Griffin interviewed 25,000 guests.
The Merv Griffin Show was originally produced by Griffin's own made company, Merv Griffin Productions. It later became Merv Griffin Enterprises
in September of 1984 (at the end of this show, the theme for MGE was a bombastic, jazz-like horn theme that was heard only on the Merv Griffin Show), and produced the final two seasons. Sony Pictures Television
now handles the TV rights to the series, while Griffin's other company Merv Griffin Entertainment
owns the series.
Griffin's longtime bandleader was Mort Lindsey
. Griffin frequently clowned and sang novelty songs with trumpter Jack Sheldon
.
spoofed
the show in Season 9, Episode 6, “The Merv Griffin Show,” in which Cosmo Kramer
pretends that he hosts his own talk show using the discarded set from the show, which he sets up in his apartment.
Andy Kaufman
's appearance on the show was edited into the 1999
biopic Man on the Moon, with Griffin being played by character actor Mike Villani. The movie claims that all guests of the show receive an autographed photo of Dicker and Dicker of Beverly Hills (furriers
known for their fur coats, mainly as prizes on game shows), coupons, and Turtle Wax
.
The Merv Griffin Show was parodied on Second City Television
, with Griffin played by Rick Moranis
. The sketches included a crossover with The Andy Griffith Show
and a mashup of 2001: A Space Odyssey
and Close Encounters of the Third Kind
.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
talk show, starring Merv Griffin
Merv Griffin
Mervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin, Jr. was an American television host, musician, actor, and media mogul. He began his career as a radio and big band singer who went on to appear in movies and on Broadway. From 1965 to 1986 Griffin hosted his own talk show, The Merv Griffin Show on Group W Broadcasting...
. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, September 20, 1965 to September 26, 1969 in first-run syndication
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
and again in first-run syndication from February 11, 1972 to September 5, 1986.
Series history
In 1965, Griffin launched a syndicated version of his talk show for the "Group W" division of Westinghouse BroadcastingWestinghouse Broadcasting
The Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, also known as Group W, was the broadcasting division of Westinghouse Electric Corporation. It owned several radio and television stations across the United States and distributed television shows for syndication....
. The Merv Griffin Show aired in multiple time slots throughout North America (many stations ran it in the daytime, some broadcast it opposite Johnny Carson
Johnny Carson
John William "Johnny" Carson was an American television host and comedian, known as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson for 30 years . Carson received six Emmy Awards including the Governor Award and a 1985 Peabody Award; he was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987...
's The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. It is the longest currently running regularly scheduled entertainment program in the United States, and the third longest-running show on NBC, after Meet the Press and Today.The Tonight Show has been hosted by...
, and it was carried for many years in prime time on WNEW
WNYW
WNYW, virtual channel 5 , is the flagship television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. The station's transmitter is atop the Empire State Building and its studio facilities are located in the Yorkville section of Manhattan...
in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
). Stations had the option of carrying either a 60-minute or a 90-minute version. Merv's announcer-sidekick was the veteran British character actor Arthur Treacher
Arthur Treacher
Arthur Veary Treacher was an English actor born in Brighton, East Sussex, England.Treacher was a veteran of World War I. After the war, he established a stage career and in 1928, he went to America as part of a musical-comedy revue called Great Temptations...
, who had been his mentor. Treacher would introduce Griffin with the phrase: "...and now, here's the dear boy himself, Meeeer-vin!" after reading off the list of guests for that evening's show.
Seeing his strong ratings, CBS offered him a network series opposite the powerhouse Tonight Show, and his program moved there in the fall of 1969, with his debut guest lineup consisting of Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American actress celebrated for her great beauty who was a major contract star of MGM's "Golden Age".Lamarr also co-invented – with composer George Antheil – an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping, necessary to wireless...
, Ted Sorensen
Ted Sorensen
Theodore Chaikin "Ted" Sorensen was an American presidential advisor, lawyer and writer, best known as President John F. Kennedy’s special counsel, adviser and legendary speechwriter. President Kennedy once called him his “intellectual blood bank.”-Early life:Sorensen was born in Nebraska, the son...
, Moms Mabley
Moms Mabley
Jackie "Moms" Mabley, born Loretta Mary Aiken , was an American standup comedian and a pioneer of the so-called "Chitlin' Circuit" of African-American vaudeville.-Early years:...
, and Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Woody Allen is an American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, jazz musician, author, and playwright. Allen's films draw heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema...
. Although the series did well enough to quickly force the cancellation of another Carson competitor, ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's The Joey Bishop Show
The Joey Bishop Show (talk show)
The Joey Bishop Show is an American talk show which was first broadcast on ABC on April 17, 1967, hosted by Joey Bishop and featuring Regis Philbin in his first concentrated national television exposure, as Bishop's sidekick/announcer...
, it was unable to make much of a dent in Carson's ratings. Furthermore, the network was uncomfortable with the guests Griffin wanted, who often spoke out against the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
and on other taboo topics. When political activist Abbie Hoffman
Abbie Hoffman
Abbot Howard "Abbie" Hoffman was a political and social activist who co-founded the Youth International Party ....
was Griffin's guest in April 1970, CBS blurred the video of Hoffman so viewers at home would not see his trademark American flag pattern shirt, even though other guests had worn the same shirt in the past, uncensored.
That same year, Griffin relocated his show from New York to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, but without sidekick Arthur Treacher, who told him "at my age, I don't want to move, especially to someplace that shakes". From that point on, Griffin would do the announcing himself, and walk on stage with the phrase: "And now..., here I come!"
However, Griffin's show continued to rank in second place behind Carson, even after the move. By early 1972, sensing that his time at CBS was ending, and tired of the restrictions imposed by the network, Griffin secretly signed a contract with rival company Metromedia. The contract with Metromedia would give him a syndication deal as soon as CBS canceled Griffin's show. Within a few months, Griffin was fired by CBS. His new show began the following Monday and proved to be more successful than its network counterpart, running until 1986.
Overview
A typical show would begin with a short introduction by Griffin, during which he would sometimes sing a song. Various celebrityCelebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
guests would follow, conversing with Griffin. Generally the show originated in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, but Griffin often taped in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
. In addition, from 1969 to 1970 the show was located at the Cort Theatre
Cort Theatre
The Cort Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 138 West 48th Street in the Theatre District of midtown Manhattan in New York City...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and would return to New York in the 1970s and 80s for special shows in the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center. One set of popular and regularly returning artists were Motown's premier girl-group, The Supremes
The Supremes
The Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...
who made guest appearances in 1971, 1975 and 1976, with a rotating line up in each show.
Arnold Schwarzenegger made his talk show debut in the United States on Griffin's talk show in 1974 after moving from Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and becoming a bodybuilder.
Later, Griffin dedicated two shows to the topic of Transcendental Meditation
Transcendental Meditation
Transcendental Meditation refers to the Transcendental Meditation technique, a specific form of mantra meditation, and to the Transcendental Meditation movement, a spiritual movement...
and its founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi , born Mahesh Prasad Varma , developed the Transcendental Meditation technique and was the leader and guru of the TM movement, characterised as a new religious movement and also as non-religious...
, one in 1975, the other in 1977. Griffin himself was an enthusiastic student of the practice.
From the 1970s to the early 1980s, the show was taped at Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, an unincorporated township in Clark County, Nevada, United States in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Caesars Palace is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corp....
. Over the 25 years, Griffin interviewed 25,000 guests.
The Merv Griffin Show was originally produced by Griffin's own made company, Merv Griffin Productions. It later became Merv Griffin Enterprises
Merv Griffin Enterprises
Merv Griffin Enterprises was a television production company founded by Merv Griffin, in business from 1964 to 1994.-History:The company was first established as Merv Griffin Productions in 1964 and Griffin's first production was Jeopardy! In 1965, his talk show The Merv Griffin Show returned to...
in September of 1984 (at the end of this show, the theme for MGE was a bombastic, jazz-like horn theme that was heard only on the Merv Griffin Show), and produced the final two seasons. Sony Pictures Television
Sony Pictures Television
Sony Pictures Television, Inc. is an American and global television production/distribution subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment. In turn, the latter is part of the Japanese conglomerate Sony.-Background:...
now handles the TV rights to the series, while Griffin's other company Merv Griffin Entertainment
Merv Griffin Entertainment
Merv Griffin Entertainment is a production company founded by entertainer Merv Griffin in December 1995. Its productions include revivals of recent franchises . Griffin's company is part of The Griffin Group...
owns the series.
Griffin's longtime bandleader was Mort Lindsey
Mort Lindsey
Mort Lindsey, is an orchestrator, composer, pianist, conductor and musical director for Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand and Merv Griffin.Lindsey attended Newark Arts High School....
. Griffin frequently clowned and sang novelty songs with trumpter Jack Sheldon
Jack Sheldon
Jack Sheldon is an American bebop and West Coast jazz trumpeter, singer, and actor. He is a trumpet player and was a comedian on The Merv Griffin Show, as well as the voice heard on several episodes of the educational music television series Schoolhouse Rock.-Biography:Sheldon was born in...
.
In popular culture
SeinfeldSeinfeld
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
spoofed
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
the show in Season 9, Episode 6, “The Merv Griffin Show,” in which Cosmo Kramer
Cosmo Kramer
Cosmo Kramer, usually referred to as simply "Kramer", is a fictional character on the American television sitcom Seinfeld , played by Michael Richards...
pretends that he hosts his own talk show using the discarded set from the show, which he sets up in his apartment.
Andy Kaufman
Andy Kaufman
Andrew Geoffrey "Andy" Kaufman was an American entertainer, actor and performance artist. While often referred to as a comedian, Kaufman did not consider himself one...
's appearance on the show was edited into the 1999
1999 in film
The year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep...
biopic Man on the Moon, with Griffin being played by character actor Mike Villani. The movie claims that all guests of the show receive an autographed photo of Dicker and Dicker of Beverly Hills (furriers
Fur clothing
Fur clothing is clothing made of the fur of animals. Fur is one of the oldest forms of clothing; thought to have been widely used as hominids first expanded outside of Africa. Some view fur as luxurious and warm; others reject it due to moral beliefs...
known for their fur coats, mainly as prizes on game shows), coupons, and Turtle Wax
Turtle Wax
Turtle Wax is a manufacturer of automotive appearance products. The company was founded by Benjamin Hirsch in 1941 and is currently headquartered in Willowbrook, Illinois...
.
The Merv Griffin Show was parodied on Second City Television
Second City Television
Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's The Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.- Premise :...
, with Griffin played by Rick Moranis
Rick Moranis
Frederick Allan "Rick" Moranis is a Canadian comedian, actor, musician, and a magician. Moranis came to prominence in the late 1970s on the sketch comedy show Second City Television, and later appeared in several Hollywood films including Strange Brew; Ghostbusters; Spaceballs; Little Shop of...
. The sketches included a crossover with The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised by CBS between October 3, 1960, and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays a widowed sheriff in the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina...
and a mashup of 2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey (film)
2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, and co-written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, partially inspired by Clarke's short story The Sentinel...
and Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 science fiction film written and directed by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, and Cary Guffey...
.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Recipient | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Nominated | Golden Globe Award Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign... |
Best TV Actor - Musical/Comedy | Merv Griffin | |
| 1970 | Nominated | Emmy Award Emmy Award An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various... |
Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction of a Variety, Musical or Dramatic Program | Mort Lindsey Mort Lindsey Mort Lindsey, is an orchestrator, composer, pianist, conductor and musical director for Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand and Merv Griffin.Lindsey attended Newark Arts High School.... |
Episode from Las Vegas featuring Chuck Connors Chuck Connors Chuck Connors was an American actor, writer, and professional basketball and baseball player. His best known role from his forty-year film career was Lucas McCain in the 1960s ABC hit Western series The Rifleman.... , Joey Heatherton Joey Heatherton Joey Heatherton is an American actress, dancer, and singer.-Early life:Christened Davenie Johanna Heatherton and nicknamed "Joey," she was raised in Rockville Centre, New York, a suburb of New York City. There she attended St. Agnes Cathedral School, a Catholic grade and high school... , Buddy Greco Buddy Greco -Biography:He was born Armando Greco in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Greco began playing piano at the age of four. His first professional work was playing with Benny Goodman's band. Most of Greco's work has been in the jazz and pop genres... and Jack E. Leonard Jack E. Leonard Jack E. Leonard was an American comedian who made frequent appearances on television variety and game shows.-Biography:... |
| 1971 | Nominated | Emmy Award | Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction of a Variety, Musical or Dramatic Program | Mort Lindsey | For episode "Big Band Salute" (Part 1 and 2) |
| 1976 | Nominated | Emmy Award | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Daytime Programming | Richard W. Wilson | For episode with Tony Bennett Tony Bennett Tony Bennett is an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz.... , Peggy Lee Peggy Lee Peggy Lee was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress in a career spanning six decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, she forged a sophisticated persona, evolving into a multi-faceted artist and... , and Fred Astaire Fred Astaire Fred Astaire was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. His stage and subsequent film career spanned a total of 76 years, during which he made 31 musical films. He was named the fifth Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute... |
| 1974 | Nominated | Daytime Emmy Awards | Best Individual Director for a Talk, Service or Variety Program | Ron Appling | For episode with Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide... , Forrest Tucker Forrest Tucker Forrest Tucker was an American actor in both movies and television from the 1940s to the 1980s. Tucker, who stood 190 cm tall and weighed 93 kg , appeared in nearly 100 action films in the 1940s and 1950s.-Early life:Forrest Meredith Tucker was born in Plainfield, Indiana, a son of... and Stanley Myron Handleman |
| Nominated | Daytime Emmy Awards | Best Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service, or Variety Series | Merv Griffin | ||
| Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk, Service or Variety Series | Bob Murphy | ||
| Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Best Writing for a Talk, Service or Variety Program | Tony Garafalo, Bob Murphy, Merv Griffin | For episode with Billie Jean King Billie Jean King Billie Jean King is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society... , Mark Spitz Mark Spitz Mark Andrew Spitz is a retired American swimmer. He won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, an achievement only surpassed by Michael Phelps who won eight golds at the 2008 Olympics.... , Hank Aaron, and Johnny Unitas Johnny Unitas John Constantine Unitas , known as Johnny Unitas or "Johnny U", and nicknamed "The Golden Arm", was a professional American football player in the 1950s through the 1970s, spending the majority of his career with the Baltimore Colts. He was a record-setting quarterback, and the National Football... |
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| Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Best Individual Director for a Talk, Service or Variety Program | Dick Carson | For episode with Rosemary Clooney Rosemary Clooney Rosemary Clooney was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit "Come On-a My House" written by William Saroyan and his cousin Ross Bagdasarian , which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me" Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 –... , Helen O'Connell Helen O'Connell Helen O'Connell was an American singer, actress, and dancer.Born in Lima, Ohio, O'Connell joined the Jimmy Dorsey band in 1939 and achieved her best selling records in the early 1940s with "Green Eyes", "Amapola," "Tangerine" and "Yours"... , Fran Warren Fran Warren Frances Wolfe , known by her stage name, Fran Warren, is an American popular singer.She was born as to a Jewish family in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City... , and Kay Starr Kay Starr Kay Starr is an American pop and jazz singer who enjoyed considerable success in the 1940s and 50s. She is best remembered for introducing two songs that became #1 hits in the 1950s, "Wheel of Fortune" and "The Rock And Roll Waltz".... |
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| 1975 | Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Director for a Daytime Variety Program | Dick Carson | For episode with Robert Goulet Robert Goulet Robert Gerard Goulet was a Canadian American entertainer as a singer and actor. He played the role of Lancelot in the Broadway musical Camelot of 1960.-Early life:... , Louis Prima Louis Prima Louis Prima was a Sicilian American singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter. Prima rode the musical trends of his time, starting with his seven-piece New Orleans style jazz band in the 1920s, then successively leading a swing combo in the 1930s, a big band in the 1940s, a Vegas lounge act in the... , and Shecky Greene Shecky Greene Shecky Greene is a comedian known for his nightclub performances in Las Vegas, where he has been a headliner for more than thirty years... |
| 1976 | Nominated | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service or Variety Series | Merv Griffin | |
| 1977 | Nominated | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Director for a Daytime Variety Program | Dick Carson | For episode "Merv Griffin in Israel" |
| Nominated | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service or Variety Series | Merv Griffin | ||
| Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk, Service or Variety Series | Bob Murphy | ||
| 1978 | Nominated | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk, Service or Variety Series | Bob Murphy | |
| 1981 | Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety Series | Peter Barsocchini | |
| 1982 | Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Variety Series | Merv Griffin | |
| 1983 | Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety Series | Peter Barsocchini | |
| Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Direction for a Variety Show | Dick Carson | ||
| 1984 | Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety Series | Bob Murphy and Peter Barsocchini | |
| Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Variety Series | Merv Griffin | ||
| 1985 | Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing in a Talk/Service Show | Dick Carson |