Merv Griffin, the big band-era crooner turned impresario who parlayed the American television game shows "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" into a multimillion-dollar empire, died Sunday. He was 82.
Griffin died of prostate cancer, according to a statement from his the family that was released by Marcia Newberger, spokeswoman for The Griffin Group/Merv Griffin Entertainment.
From his beginning as a $100-a-week San Francisco radio singer, Griffin moved on as vocalist for Freddy...
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