Search Details

Word: merving (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...story," he tells his account. "Don't tell me about your deals. I know what you are. Your wife knows what you are. Your kids know what you are . . ." But how far can he push it? Collins goes to the man's house. The TV is blaring, Merv Griffith is ranting about Jacqueline Susanne, a great artist. He wanders through the suspiciously quiet house--a prefab chalet sitting in Vancouver. Can he collect? How much is all this hype worth? How far are you willing to push...

Author: By Tom Hines, | Title: No Credit | 2/2/1979 | See Source »

...marketing of personality is changing from a cottage to a growth industry. Johnny, Merv, Mike, Dick and Kup go on forever, with their interchangeable guests. Barbara Walters gives up anchoring for the interviewing she's better at, PEOPLE magazine is a spectacular success...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEWSWATCH by Thomas Griffith: America's Own Cult of Personality | 8/7/1978 | See Source »

...World antiques and Bernard Buffet paintings. A little of this amusement goes a long way; the cumulative effect of Person to Person is depressing. It is no fun to be reminded that the spiritual father of CBS Reports and 60 Minutes was also the progenitor of Rona Barrett - Interviews, Merv Griffin and Dinah...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: See It Then | 7/17/1978 | See Source »

...Ervin? Merv Griffin? Billy Carter...

Author: By Bro. IGNATIUS Dooley, | Title: Rampant Speculation Continues Over Choices for Honoraries | 6/7/1978 | See Source »

...came out of that closet one night, when he bounced onto Merv Griffin's TV show to make "a terrific major announcement" about his Dan August series. "Oh, that's great," his host encouraged. "Yeah, I've just been canceled," said Burt, chortling merrily and adding that he now had the distinction of having been canceled at one time or another by all three of the TV networks. "I thought?and it was very calculating?that I could get on television and say, 'Hey, my last picture was a turkey,' and people would find it funny...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Good Ole Burt; Cool-Eyed Clint | 1/9/1978 | See Source »

Previous | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Next