Merv Griffin’s Tombstone-Truth!
Summary of eRumor:
The message is simply a picture of what is said to be the tombstone of television personality Merv Griffin. Included on the stone is the message “I WILL NOT BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THIS MESSAGE.”
The Truth:
Television talk show host and gamed show creator Merv Griffin died of prostate canter on August 12, 2007 at the age of 82.
He often joked with interviewers that he knew what he wanted on his tombstone and quoted the phrase “I will not be right back after this message.”
He is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park in Los Angeles, the last resting place of many other Hollywood legends including Dean Martin and Marilyn Monroe.