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Date of Birth

11 August 1925, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Date of Death

11 August 2006, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA

Birth Name

Michael Delaney Dowd

Spouse

Genevieve Purnell

(1944 - 11 August 2006) (his death) 3 children

Trivia

Had a hit recording with "The Men in My Little Girl's Life" in February 1966, reaching #6 on the U.S. charts.

His hit syndicated talk show was taped in the Philiadelphia area for many years.

Performed as vocalist with the Kay Kyser Orchestra, recording hits such as "Ole Buttermilk Sky" (1946).

Father of 3 daughters, including twins.

When Elvis Presley shot the TV in his room at the Las Vegas Hilton, he was watching "The Mike Douglas Show" (1961). Elvis later apologized to Douglas about the incident by saying he wasn't aiming for Douglas; he could not stand co-host Robert Goulet.

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 "Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge" (1949).

Once hosted a radio program called "Hi, Ladies."

"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.

Underwent surgery for prostate cancer in 1990.

Personal Quotes

"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".

Where Are They Now

(1999) Release of his book, "I'll Be Right Back: Memories of TV's Greatest Talk Show".

(1978) Release of his book, "Mike Douglas: My Story".

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