GRIFFIN, Merv; Peter Barsocchini.
Merv: An Autobiography.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980.
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Item Number: RRB-152854
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First Edition of Merv: An Autobiography; Inscribed by Television Legend Merv Griffin to Jane Howell
First edition of the autobiography of the legendary beloved television host, singer, and entertainment mogul who created two of the most successful game shows in history, Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the colophon page, "To Jane Howell, Love, Merv Griffin." The recipient, Jane Howell is a theatre and television director. She is known for directing six television plays of the BBC Television Shakespeare series in the 1980s: The Winter's Tale (1981), Henry VI, Part 1 (1983), Henry VI, Part 2 (1983), Henry VI, Part 3 (1983), Richard III (1983), and Titus Andronicus (1985). Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mark Moffett.
Merv is the autobiography of Merv Griffin, one of the most successful figures in the history of American television. Beginning as a big-band singer whose novelty hit I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts sold millions of copies, Griffin became a popular talk-show host whose long-running The Merv Griffin Show welcomed the leading entertainers, politicians, and personalities of the age. His true genius, however, lay in creating television formats, and the two game shows he devised, Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, became enduring institutions and the foundation of a media and real estate empire that made him one of the wealthiest entertainers in the world. Written with Peter Barsocchini, this candid memoir traces his rise from a California boyhood to the summit of American show business.
Merv: An Autobiography.
$275.00
In Stock