1.0link60091<![CDATA[Talk Show Mogul Merv Griffin Dies At 82]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/08/12/talk-show-mogul-merv-grif_n_60091.html Merv Griffin, the entertainer turned impresario who parlayed his "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" game shows into a multimillion-dollar empire, has died. 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.