- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMichael Delaney Dowd
- Mike Douglas was born on August 11, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Cinderella (1950), The Mike Douglas Show (1961) and Bugsy (1991). He was married to Genevieve Purnell. He died on August 11, 2006 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA.
- SpouseGenevieve Purnell(April 6, 1943 - August 11, 2006) (his death, 3 children)
- Had a hit recording with "The Men in My Little Girl's Life" in February 1966, reaching #6 on the U.S. charts.
- Father of 3 daughters, including twins.
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) originally began in Cleveland in 1961 before filming was moved to Philadelphia in 1965. It became the first syndicated TV show to win an Emmy Award.
- Release of his book, "I'll Be Right Back: Memories of TV's Greatest Talk Show".
- Began his career as a singer while in his teens and moved to California in the late 1940s where he joined Kay Kyser's band. He was one of the singers on the musical quiz show College of Musical Knowledge (1949).
- "In the old days, I was often confused with Merv Griffin. We were the same height, the same weight and we were both Irish tenors".
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) - $400 /week
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