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title: "Merv Griffin: A Life in the Closet Hardcover – Illustrated, January 1, 2009"
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# Merv Griffin: A Life in the Closet Hardcover – Illustrated, January 1, 2009

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- **What is this?** Merv Griffin: A Life in the Closet Hardcover – Illustrated, January 1, 2009 by darwin porter
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## Customer Reviews

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    It's gossip . . .
  

*by L***Y on Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2023*

Understand gossip is fun to hear about, but I also found it to be a complete waste of my time.  So, after the first couple chapters I tossed the book in the trash.  Am sure I would have gained some insights to the rich and famous, but what I was reading didn't matter at all to me.Am not gay nor does the lifestyle interest me.

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    Probably 90% Total BS
  

*by J***J on Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2023*

Verbatim chats had between celebrities 70 years ago? No...not buying that. Ava Gardner being a sloppy drunk? I'll buy that, because in the back half of her life, she was a sloppy drunk. Rock Hudson nailing any man with a pulse? I'll buy that...because I have heard the stories of his Santa Monica Boulevard exploits for years.This book should be seen as fiction, but it is reasonably entertaining. Anyone wanting to know about Merv the Mogul is looking in the wrong place...an unauthorized biography is not going to go there. It is going to go sleazy, dirty, and smutty. If a sleazy smutty giggle is your thing, this book is for you.(Side Note--I am annoyed that the author put the Ethel Merman image in my head).

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    Guilty Reading Pleasure
  

*by J***E on Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2009*

When Merv Griffin was a talk show, it was looked down upon as a "poor man's Johnny Carson". Then, Mr. G.'s name became quite visible at the end of game show programs. Yet, somehow, I never could quite picture him as an interesting person.  That is, until I read this book.If you are looking for historical data or a morale lifting tale, put the book down now. However, if you need something light and full of gossip, how can you resist any book that begins with Merv and includes: Eva Gabor, Erroll Flynn, Tyronne Power, Johnny Weismuller, Ceasar Romero and . . . You get the idea? And then you read that further on, he had an affair with Marilyn Monroe. I didn't want to but I just could not put the book down.It isn't wise (or very nice) to kiss-and-tell but it does make one dandy guilty pleasure of a read. Mr. Griffin was a complicated and driven person. Unfortunately the author merely notes what he did without linking it to any reason. So, perhaps it is a good thing that this is just an addictive candy that you can not stop eating.This book makes no pretenses about what its intentions are. The author is not psychoanalyzing Merv; just reciting a litany of his life, career and sexual adventures. So, pull down the shades, get your favorite junk food handy and treat yourself.

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