Background
Griffin, Merv Edward was born on July 6, 1925 in San Mateo, California, United States. Son of Mervyn Edward and Rita (Robinson) Griffin.
Entertainer entrepreneur television producer
Griffin, Merv Edward was born on July 6, 1925 in San Mateo, California, United States. Son of Mervyn Edward and Rita (Robinson) Griffin.
Student, San Mateo College, 1942-1944; Doctor of Humane Letters, Emerson College, 1981.
Owner Teleview Racing Patrol Inc., Miami, Florida, Video Racing Patrol Inc., Seattle, Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, 1987—2003, The Scottsdale (Arizona) Hilton, Wickenburg (Arizona) Inn. Chairman board Griffin Group, Inc., Beverly Hills, from 1987, Givenchy Hotel and Spa, Palm Springs, California, Blue Moon Hotel, Southern Beach, Miami Beach, Florida. Owner Merv Griffin Entertainment, Beverly Hills, 1996—2007, Cleran's Manor House, Galway, Ireland.
Member of Bohemian (San Francisco).
Married Julann Elizabeth Wright, May 18, 1958 (divorced June 1976). 1 son, Anthony Patrick.