Merv Griffin Autographs
Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr. (July 6, 1925 – August 12, 2007) was an American television show host and media mogul. He began his career as a radio and big band singer, later appearing in film and on Broadway. From 1962 to 1986, Griffin hosted his own talk show, The Merv Griffin Show. Griffin also created the game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune through his own production companies, Merv Griffin Enterprises and Merv Griffin Entertainment.
Griffin was born July 6, 1925, in San Mateo, California, to Mervyn Edward Griffin Sr., a stockbroker, and Rita Elizabeth Griffin (née Robinson), a homemaker. He had an older sister named Barbara. As a child, Griffin used to play Hangman games with his sister during family road trips. It was these games which inspired him to create the game show Wheel of Fortune in 1975. The family was Irish American. Raised as a Catholic, Griffin started singing in his church choir as a boy, and by his teens was earning extra money as a church organist. His abilities as a pianist played a part in his early entry into show business.
Griffin attended San Mateo High School, graduating in 1942, and continued to aid in financing the school. He attended San Mateo Junior College and then the University of San Francisco. Griffin was a member of the international fraternity Tau Kappa Epsilon.
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Traded items with a signature of Merv Griffin
The most expensive item with a signature of Merv Griffin (MERV GRIFFIN - DOCUMENT SIGNED 01/07/1960) was sold in November 2021 for $320.00 while the cheapest item (MERV GRIFFIN TV Host Media Mogul Signed Autographed 3 x 5 Index Card - d. 2007) found a new owner for $0.99 in October 2019. The month with the most items sold (2) was January 2020 with an average selling price of $20.49 for an autographed item of Merv Griffin. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2024 with $59.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was January 2010. In average, an autographed item from Merv Griffin is worth $10.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Merv Griffin were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Merv Griffin REAL hand SIGNED 8x10 Promo Photo JSA COA Autographed | $29.99 |  |
| Merv Griffin REAL hand SIGNED 8x10 Promo Photo JSA COA Autographed | $29.99 | |
| Merv Griffin REAL hand SIGNED 8x10 Promo Photo JSA COA Autographed | $29.99 | |
| Merv Griffin Signed 8x10 Photo with JSA COA | $59.00 | |
| Merv Griffin Signed 8x10 Photo with JSA COA | $59.00 | |
| Merv Griffin Signed 8x10 Photo with JSA COA | $59.00 | |
| MERV GRIFFIN SIGNED PHOTO LEGENDARY -TV HOST-CREATED JEOPARDY-COA | $9.00 | |
| MERV GRIFFIN SIGNED PHOTO LEGENDARY -TV HOST-CREATED JEOPARDY-COA | $9.00 | |
| MERV GRIFFIN SIGNED PHOTO LEGENDARY -TV HOST-CREATED JEOPARDY-COA | $9.00 | |
 | Merv Griffin TV Star Genuine Autographed Signed Card | $19.95 | |
| Merv Griffin TV Star Genuine Autographed Signed Card | $19.95 | |
| Merv Griffin TV Star Genuine Autographed Signed Card | $19.95 | |
 | Merv Griffin: Genuine, Hand-signed, personalized autograph on 8x10 B&W photo | $40.00 | |
| Merv Griffin: Genuine, Hand-signed, personalized autograph on 8x10 B&W photo | $40.00 | |
| Merv Griffin: Genuine, Hand-signed, personalized autograph on 8x10 B&W photo | $40.00 | |
Latest News about Merv Griffin
Jack Sheldon, Trumpeter and ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ Singer, Is Dead at 88 (01/03/2020): He played with leading jazz musicians. He bantered with Merv Griffin. But his best-known work may have been on a children’s cartoon series.
