Merv Griffin- A Life in the Closet

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by Darwin Porter

Dove, Billie 70, 190

  Downey, Robert Jr. 483

  Dozier, William 36, 37

  Drag 266

  Drake, Tom 55, 56, 96, 97, 109, 110, 112, 123, 128, 129, 130, 133, 139, 142, 143, 521

  Drimmer, Dr. Eric 453

  Driver, Donn 299

  Dru, Joanne 259

  DuBois, Richard 263

  Duel of the Titans 148

  Duff, Howard 143

  “Duke and IMerv Visits John Wayne” 420

  Duke, Doris 346, 348, 449

  DuMont Television Network 18

  Dunaway, Faye 377

  Dunn, Monica 524

  Dunne, Dominick 479

  Dunne, Irene 95, 96

  Dunning, Philip 374

  DuPont Show of the Week, The 343

  Durant, Will & Ariel 418

  Durgom, George (“Bullets”) 125, 150, 161, 162, 224, 225, 228, 232, 234, 284, 300

  Dylan, Bob 431

  Dynasty 471

  East of Eden 268

  Eastwood, Clint 458, 474

  Ecstasy and Me 426

  Eddie Fisher Show, The 284

  Eddy, Nelson 11, 122

  Edward, Duke of Windsor (a.k.a. King Edward VIII) 389

  Edwards, Joan 38

  Egg and I, The 66

  Ehrenstein, David 491

  Eisenhower, Dwight 96, 408, 477

  Eisenhower, Mamie 408, 477

  Ekberg, Anita 145, 190

  Elizabeth II, Queen of England 389, 404, 451

  Elizabeth of Yugoslavia, Princess 503

  Elizabeth, The Queen Mother 451

  Elliot, “Mama” Cass 367

  Ellroy, James 156

  Elvis: What Happened? 520

  Emery, John 278

  Enquirer, The 493

  Enter Laughing 386

  Entertainment Weekly 509, 514

  Entratter, Jack 272, 275, 282

  Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter 345

  Erskine, Marilyn 194

  “Eternally” 341

  Ethel Barrymore Theater, the 49

  Eva Gabor, an Amazing Woman 491

  Evans, Dale 415, 497

  Evans, Linda 470

  Evening With Tallulah Bankhead, An 272

  Everett, Marge 499

  F Troop 125

  Faber, Mr. and Mrs. George 10

  Fairbanks, Douglas Jr. 19, 94

  “Falling in Love with Love” 38

  Farrell, Rita 131, 195

  Farrow, Mia 352

  Faulk, John Henry 314, 523

  Faye, Alice 26, 198

  Fear of Flying 428

  Fear on Trial 314

  Ferrer, Jose 138, 139, 200, 225, 317, 324, 522

  Fields, Totie 509

  Fields, W.C. 115, 264

  Fighter Squadron 53

  Fighting Cock Club, The 231

  Finian's Rainbow 297, 299

  Fiore, Carlo 520

  Fisher, Eddie 33, 114, 117, 118, 119, 137, 237, 238, 254, 329, 367, 428

  Fisk, Peter 421

  Fitzgerald, F. Scott 37, 181

  Flamingo, The (Las Vegas) 451

  Fleming, Art 376

  Fleming, Ian 198, 328

  Fleming, Rhonda 35

  Flesh and the Devil 154

  Fletcher, Terry 14, 15

  Flynn, Errol 20, 22, 34, 43, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 124, 169, 170, 193, 213, 248, 264, 270, 293, 325, 337, 428, 450, 499

  “Flynn's Flying Fuckers” 77

  Fog Over Frisco 199

  Folsom, Janet 27, 29, 30, 31, 37, 520

  Fonda, Henry 53, 354, 357, 416

  Fonda, Jane 415, 417

  Fontaine, Joan 36, 38

  For the First Time 449

  For the Record: From Wall Street to Washington 465

  Forbes, Malcolm 471

  Ford Motor Company, The 415

  Ford, Barbara 98

  Ford, Gerald 408

  Ford, Glenn 200, 357, 453

  Ford, Harrison 1

  Ford, John 337, 421

  Ford, Tennessee Ernie 299

  Ford, Wallace 234, 235

  Forest Lawn Cemetery 229

  Forrest, Steve 254

  Foster, Norman 94

  Foy, Eddie Jr. 132

  Franciosa, Tony 70

  Francis, Connie 367

  Francis, Kay 411

  Francis, Robert 226, 227, 228, 522

  Frank Campbell Funeral Home 405

  Franklin, Aretha 351

  Frasier 356

  Freedland, Michael 360

  Freedom of Peace Party, The 414

  Friedman, Harry 446

  From Here to Eternity 160, 163, 177, 180, 181, 182, 256, 404, 522

  Front Runner, The 440

  Frost, David 413

  Frost, Harvey 448

  Fuller, Buckminster 395, 396

  Funny Farm, The 447

  Funny Girl 388

  GString Murders, The 431

  Gable, Clark 19, 52, 64, 72, 90, 94, 98, 105, 166, 180, 259, 276, 337, 357, 380, 389, 478

  Gabor, Eva 1, 5, 8, 45, 71, 212, 347, 348, 413, 436, 438, 448, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 469, 472, 474, 476, 477, 478, 482, 491, 492, 493, 496, 500, 503, 504, 514, 524

  Gabor, Jolie 453, 456, 476, 477, 478, 479, 504, 505, 524

  Gabor, Magda 450, 453, 455, 504, 505

  Gabor, Zsa Zsa 3, 8, 108, 292, 340, 347, 348, 349, 383, 414, 427, 429, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 457, 472, 476, 477, 492, 493, 504, 514, 524

  Gallagher, Helen 297, 298

  Gallegher, Tom 486

  Garbo, Greta 152, 153, 248, 329, 356, 480

  Gardner, Ava 72, 98, 104, 142, 180, 182, 183, 184, 242, 287, 291, 346, 360, 390, 427, 470

  Garfield, John 124, 406

  Garland, Judy 47, 54, 56, 76, 83, 86, 87, 89, 93, 98, 99, 109, 119, 133, 135, 144, 207, 213, 225, 238, 241, 258, 270, 285, 310, 349, 351, 366, 380, 381, 383, 397, 399, 400, 405, 406, 407, 460, 481, 513, 521, 523

  Garon, Jay 426, 520

  Garroway, Dave 413

  Gary, Romain 181

  Gates, Phyllis 208

  Gay & Lesbian Review, The 515

  Gay Caballero, The 31

  Gay Men's Health Crisis 443

  Gaynor, Mitzi 190, 505

  Geffen, David 514

  Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 383

  Gershwin, George 93

  Gershwin, Ira 93

  Getting Gertie's Garter 252

  Gibson, John 444

  Gielgud, Sir John 328, 330, 427

  Gigi 330

  Gilbert, Billy (“Sneezy”) 26

  Gilbert, John 329

  Gilbert, Johnny 333

  Gilda 173, 175

  Gilford, Jack 362

  Gilford, Madeline Lee 362

  Givenchy Hotel & Spa (Palm Springs) 483

  Givenchy, Hubert de 483

  Gleason, Jackie 125, 284, 300, 302, 303, 344, 407

  Globe, The 493

  “Go Tell It On the Mountain” 304

  God and Intelligence 18

  “God Bless America” 26, 299

  God Save the Queens 387

  God's Little Acre 201

  Goddard, Paulette 333, 421

  Godfather, The 396

  Godfrey, Arthur 317, 366

  Going Places 319, 321

  Goldblum, Jeff 345

  Golden Blade, The 277

  Goldeneye (Jamaica) 328

  Goldman, Albert 172

  Goldwater, Barry 383

  Goldwyn, Samuel 129, 357

  Gone With the Wind 420

  Gong Show, The 318

  Good Shepherd Catholic Church (Beverly Hills) 504

  Goodman, Benny 42, 43

  Goodson, Mark 32, 331, 365

  Goulet, Robert 382

  GQ Magazine 440

  Grable, Betty 26, 30, 74, 198, 202, 253, 288, 379, 412

  Grahame, Gloria 257

  Granger, Farley 100, 127

  Granger, Stewart 119, 250, 251, 253, 254

  Grant, Cary 69, 73, 191, 195, 263, 287, 329, 374, 389, 475
, 482, 506

  Grant, Gogi 63

  Grapes of Wrath, The 63

  Gray, Barry 296

  Gray, Billy 159

  Grayson, Kathryn 63, 176, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 224, 519

  Great Masturbator, The 449

  Greatest Show on Earth, The 165

  Greatest Story Ever Told, The 81

  Green Acres 454, 504

  Green Hornet 37

  Green, Shirley 200

  Greene, Richard 94, 255

  Greenstreet, Sidney 495

  Greer, Jane 71

  Gregory, Dick 414, 416, 419

  Grieg, Edvard 11

  Griff, the 505

  Griffin Shoe Polish 299

  Griffin, Anthony (Tony) 82, 319, 511

  Griffin, Donovan Mervyn 319

  Griffin, Elmer 19, 21, 22, 73, 74, 124, 126, 269, 270, 356

  Griffin, Fatah 319

  Griffin, Julann Elizabeth Wright 319

  Griffin, Mervyn Edward Sr. 7, 10, 13, 16, 320

  Griffin, Peck 19

  Griffin, Rita Robinson 7, 10, 45

  Grizzard, George 211, 305, 306, 523

  Grove, Betty Ann 284

  Gucci 483

  Guider, Elizabeth 514

  Guinness Book of World Records 173, 445

  Gunsmoke 145

  Gustaf Adolf, Prince of Sweden 185

  Guy Mitchell Show, The 35

  Guys and Dolls 51, 312

  Gypsy 431

  Hackett, Buddy 438

  Haggart, Stanley Mills 520

  Haig, Alexander 429

  Haines, William 168, 420

  Hall, Jon 264

  Hall, Virginia 272

  Halsman, Philippe 104

  Hamilton, George 1

  Hamilton, Margaret 400, 401, 423

  Hamlet 461

  Hammer, Armand 466, 467

  Hammerstein, William 298

  Handleman, Stanley Myron 387

  Hanging Tree, The 211

  “Hangman” 443

  Hanlon, David 487

  “Happy Days Are Here Again” 370

  Happy Hustler, The 441

  Happy Times, The 454

  Hargitay, Mickey 263

  Harlow, Jean 29, 266

  Harrah's 488

  Harris, Jean 509

  Harris, Richard 440

  Harrison, George 451

  Harrison, President Benjamin 388

  Harrison, President William Henry 388

  Harrison, Rex 285, 427

  Harrison, Robert 336

  Harvey, Laurence 420

  Hasty Heart, The 124, 127

  Hathaway, Henry 389

  Hauptmann, Richard Bruno 356

  “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” 399

  Hayden, Tom 415

  Hayes, Helen 43

  Hayes, Peter Lind 353

  Hayes, Richard 316

  Haymes, Dick 32, 33, 101, 200, 201, 342

  Hays, Wayne 450

  Hayward, Louis 329

  Hayward, Susan 131, 190, 346, 438

  Hayworth, Rita 33, 138, 173, 175, 200, 201, 342, 449, 462, 520

  Hazel Bishop Show, The 79, 101, 102

  Head, Edith 224

  Hearst, William Randolph 89, 90, 483

  “Heartaches by the Number” 35

  Heatherton, Fred 83

  Hebrew National Foods 471

  Hefner, Hugh 482, 491

  Heidi 335

  Heiress, The 151

  Helen Morgan Story, The 63

  Hellcats of the Navy 503

  Hello Down There 407

  Hello, Dolly! 383, 384, 386

  Hemingway, Ernest 139, 181

  Hepburn, Katharine 43, 52, 53, 71, 199, 328, 364, 367

  Herbalife 483

  Herbert, F. Hugh 366

  Hercules 448

  Herron, Mark (a.k.a. Truman Herron) 278, 279, 280, 286, 289, 291, 292, 380, 381, 397, 398, 399, 523

  Heston, Charlton 163, 430, 446

  Hickman, Darryl 63

  Hickman, Dwayne 63, 64

  High Noon 124

  High School Musical 416

  Hilfiger, Tommy 483

  Hilton Hotels Corporation 481

  Hilton, Conrad 106, 108, 348, 414, 477

  Hilton, Nicky 106, 107, 114, 250, 451, 477, 513

  Hinckley, John 464

  Hitchcock, Alfred 149, 150, 207

  Hitler, Adolf 373

  Hockenhull, Isaac 304

  Hoffman, Abbie 415

  Hoffman, Dustin 491, 495

  Hogan's Heroes 81

  Holden, Dr. Skip 510

  Holden, William 126, 366, 373, 389

  Holder, Dennis 490

  Holiday In Mexico 60

  Holiday, Billie 12, 136, 267, 277

  Holliday, Judy 199, 363

  Holly, Buddy 367

  Hollywood Babylon 150

  Hollywood High School's Merv Griffin Fan Club, The 83

  Hollywood Palace Theater 437

  Hollywood Palladium, The 83, 84

  Hollywood Reporter, The 372, 514, 515

  Hollywood Walk of Fame 438, 445

  Holman, Libby 311

  Holmes, John C. (a.k.a. “Johnny Wadd”) 434

  Holmes, Karen 167

  Honeymooners, The 344

  Hooker, Mrs. Lent 27, 30

  Hoover, J. Edgar 209, 240, 419

  Hoover, President Herbert 497

  Hope, Bob 333, 344, 367, 416, 437, 471

  Hopper, Hedda 59, 66, 72, 186, 240, 253, 254, 297

  Horne, Lena 461

  “Hot-Cha-Cha” 341, 344

  Houdini, Harry 193, 263

  “Hound Dog” 339

  House of Wax 129, 130, 246

  Houston, Whitney 472

  “How Are Things in Glocca Morra?” 298

  How Green Was My Valley 59

  Howard, Curly 334

  Howard, Leslie 329

  Howard, Moe 334

  Howdy Doody Show, The 316

  “Hucklebuck, The” 341

  Hucksters, The 180

  Hudson, Rock 2, 53, 57, 58, 59, 67, 86, 87, 128, 186, 198, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 216, 229, 261, 263, 269, 272, 275, 276, 277, 309, 313, 390, 407, 408, 423, 424, 438, 439, 440, 442, 458, 468, 469, 470, 471, 479, 516, 519, 521

  Huffingon Post, The 491

  Hughes, Howard 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 77, 184, 189, 190, 192, 194, 197, 225, 229, 239, 248, 282, 283, 284, 287, 289, 428, 436, 450, 476, 521

  Hughes, Mark 483

  Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra, The 341

  Humphrey, Senator Hubert 416

  Hunter, Tab 46, 67, 130, 187, 198, 209, 421, 432, 516

  Huston, Angelica 506

  Huston, John 506

  Hutton, Barbara 347, 449, 477

  Hutton, Betty 253, 257, 333

  Hyer, Martha 132

  I Confess 149, 150, 151, 152

  I Could Go on Singing 83

  I Couldn't Smoke the Grass on My Father's Lawn 393

  “I Don't Care” 480

  “I Don't Want to Walk Without You” 128

  “I Got the Music in Me” 429

  “I Kiss Your Hand, Madame” 186

  “I Like the Look of You” 131

  “I Was Taken for a Sleighride in July” 32

  “I'd Like to Hate Myself in the Morning” 399

  “I'll Be Seeing You” 285, 339

  “I'll Never Smile Again” 53

  “I'll Walk Alone” 28

  “I'm in Love with Miss Logan” 81

  “I've Been 'Buked, and I've Been Scorned” 304

  I've Got a Hunch 331

  “I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts” 82, 83, 85, 94, 109, 121, 133, 145, 176, 188, 260, 295, 311, 315, 357, 482

  I've Got a Secret 331, 343

  Idolmaker, The 493

  Ilson, Saul 435

  Imitation of Life 386

  In Cold Blood 428

  In the Arena 165

  “In the Cool Cool Cool of the Evening” 49

  Ind
iscretion of an American Wife 293

  Inge, William 311

  Inside Daisy Clover 380

  “Introduce Me to the Gal” 237

  Iran-Contra Affair, The 465

  Ireland, John 259

  Isaac, Charles 453

  It Happened One Night 166, 249

  “It Might as Well be Spring” 296

  “It's a Great Feeling” 133

  “It's An Unusual Day” 61

  It's Like a Dream 508

  “It's Magic” 133

  Iturbi, Jose 60

  Jack Paar Tonight Show, The 345

  Jackson, Mahalia 303, 304

  Jackson, Michael 480, 482

  Jagged Edge 81

  Jagger, Mick 431, 432

  Jamaica Inn, The 325, 331

  Jamieson, Frank 453, 455, 456

  “The Jane Froman Show” 131

  Jay Garon-Brooke & Associates Agency, The 426, 520

  Jeanmaire, Zizi 190

  Jennings, Ken 446

  Jeopardy! 2, 375, 376, 377, 396, 446, 467, 471, 486, 494

  Joan Rivers Show, The 493

  Joe the Plumber 496

  Joey Bishop Show, The 412

  John Wayne Cancer Institute, The 508

  John, Elton 480

  Johnny and the Hurricanes 343

  Johnny Belinda 48

  Johnny Carson Show, The 362

  Johns, Glynis 290

  Johnson, Lyndon B. 273

  Johnson, Van 123, 228, 245, 400, 516

  Johnston, Johnny 185

  Jolson, Al 80, 270

  Jones, James 160, 177, 180, 181, 182

  Jones, Jennifer 98, 100, 142

  Jones, Shirley 258

  Jong, Erica 428

  Jorden, Al 122

  Jorgensen, Christine 417

  Jourdan, Louis 330

  Judy Garland Show, The 103

  Jump Up Calypso 356

  Jungle Book, The 83

  “Just in Time” 401

  Kanter, Jay 70, 111, 306

  Karl, Harry 253

  Karloff, Boris 334

  Kate Smith Hour, the 299

  Kaye, Danny 83, 357, 365

  Kazan, Elia 308, 309

  Kazan, Lainie 388

  Kazner, Kurt 81

  Kearns, Michael 441

  Keaton, Buster 352

  Keel, Howard 185, 191

  Keep Talking Show, The 331, 332

  Keller, Greta 375, 524

  Kelly, Emmett 355

  Kelly, Gene 381, 400

  Kelly, Grace 70, 76, 180, 292, 389, 390, 417, 450

  Kelly, Patsy 272, 275, 280

  Kennedy, Ethel 402

  Kennedy, John Fitzgerald 103, 240, 245, 304, 324, 349, 356, 357, 368, 370, 430, 449, 463, 481

  Kennedy, Joseph Patrick 240, 244

  Kennedy, Patricia 243, 244, 245

  Kennedy, Robert Fitzgerald 103, 345, 346, 349, 358, 374, 401, 402, 429, 522

  Kennedy, Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald 243, 417

  Kentucky Symphony, The 187

  Kerr, Deborah 168, 178, 179, 250

  Kerzner, Sol 488

  KFRC Radio 32

  Khaki Blue 211

  Khan, Aly 200

  Khan, Prince Aly 175, 389, 449, 463

  Kid Nightingale 196

  Kilbride, Percy 66

  Kilgallen, Dorothy 69, 355

  Kim 76

  King in New York, A 393

 

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