Merv still funny
Hollywood legend Merv Griffin is still getting laughs — from beyond the grave.
As one of his final wishes, the late talk show king asked that his granite grave stone bear this tongue-in-cheek inscription: "I will not be right back after this message."
Now his irreverent last words are drawing crowds to the tiny Westwood Village Memorial Park in Los Angeles — which is also the last resting place of legends Marilyn Monroe, Dean Martin, Carroll O'Connor, Frank Zappa, Dorothy Stratton, Carl Wilson, Buddy Rich, Walter Matthau, Roy Orbison, Natalie Wood, Minnie Ripperton, Eva Gabor, Truman Capote, Don Knotts and Jack Lemmon.
AND... is the future resting place of Hugh Hefner ...who will occupy the spot next to Ms. Monroe.
On being told that Merv is still getting laughs in the graveyard, his company spokesperson Marcia Newberger stated, "Merv would have wanted it exactly that way."
Merv Griffin died Aug. 12, 2007 at age 82 after a long battle with prostate cancer. He left a $1 billion estate — and a legacy of smiles...in fact you may watch Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune nightly; both Mr. Griffins' creations.
As one of his final wishes, the late talk show king asked that his granite grave stone bear this tongue-in-cheek inscription: "I will not be right back after this message."
Now his irreverent last words are drawing crowds to the tiny Westwood Village Memorial Park in Los Angeles — which is also the last resting place of legends Marilyn Monroe, Dean Martin, Carroll O'Connor, Frank Zappa, Dorothy Stratton, Carl Wilson, Buddy Rich, Walter Matthau, Roy Orbison, Natalie Wood, Minnie Ripperton, Eva Gabor, Truman Capote, Don Knotts and Jack Lemmon.
AND... is the future resting place of Hugh Hefner ...who will occupy the spot next to Ms. Monroe.
On being told that Merv is still getting laughs in the graveyard, his company spokesperson Marcia Newberger stated, "Merv would have wanted it exactly that way."
Merv Griffin died Aug. 12, 2007 at age 82 after a long battle with prostate cancer. He left a $1 billion estate — and a legacy of smiles...in fact you may watch Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune nightly; both Mr. Griffins' creations.
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