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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 12:18 PM
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Did Regis Philbin just die?
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MrCoffee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 12:19 PM
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1. huh?
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 12:20 PM
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4. lol... my response exactly
:rofl:

Mike Douglas, Game Show Host...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2450965
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partylessinOhio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 12:48 PM
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15. No, Mike was not a game show host.
Mike began "The Mike Douglas Show" here in Cleveland, Ohio. It was a daily variety show or today would be called a talk show.



    Legendary Talk Show Host Mike Douglas Dies
    TV Personality Dies On 81st Birthday

    POSTED: 1:00 pm EDT August 11, 2006
    UPDATED: 1:32 pm EDT August 11, 2006


    WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Mike Douglas, who drew on his affable personality and singing talent during 21 years as host of a syndicated television talk show, died Friday on his 81st birthday.

    Douglas died at 5:30 a.m. in a Palm Beach Gardens hospital in West Palm Beach, said his wife, Genevieve Douglas. She wasn't sure of the cause, but said he had been admitted Thursday.

    The afternoon talk show, which aired from 1961 to 1982, featured Douglas' ballad and big-band singing style, other musicians, comedians, political personalities and sports figures.

    His guests ranged from such athletes as boxing great Muhammad Ali and pre-school age golfer Tiger Woods, legendary director Alfred Hitchcock, acting great Bette Davis, author Truman Capote, comedian Andy Kaufman and then-unknown comedians-turned-talk show hosts David Letterman and Jay Leno.

    Other Douglas guests included former Beatle John Lennon and Yoko Ono -- who also guest-hosted the show.

    His interviews included seven men who were then, had been or would become president.

    In all, Douglas did about 6,000 syndicated shows, most of them 90 minutes long. It is estimated that at its peak the show was seen in about 230 cities.
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Phillycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 12:19 PM
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2. No. Mike Douglas just died.
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reichstag911 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 12:39 PM
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12. I really liked him in...
...The Streets of San Francisco and Basic Instinct. :eyes:
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 12:19 PM
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3. No, Michael Douglas ...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2450965
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MiniMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 12:44 PM
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14. Mike Douglas - talk show host, not Michael
Minor difference, but an important one.
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Constitution Donating Member (313 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 02:23 PM
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24. Then there's Laura's now deseased fiance that she hit with her car:
Same name.
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WI_DEM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 12:20 PM
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5. Somebody said Merv Griffin
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RagingInMiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 12:20 PM
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6. What was his final answer?
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LibraLiz1973 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 12:22 PM
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9. That.Was.Awful!!!!
:rofl:
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Mabus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 12:34 PM
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11. LMAO - Good one!
:rofl: Good thing the keyboard was pushed in under the desk or I'd be changing it out right now.
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Connie_Corleone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 12:22 PM
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7. Frederick Douglass died
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 12:24 PM
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10. I just saw that in LBN.
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FredScuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 01:53 PM
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19. Carl Douglas died
Edited on Fri Aug-11-06 01:53 PM by FredScuttle
Sadly, he will not be kung fu fighting
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CottonBear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 12:22 PM
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8. Mike Douglas died. n/t
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LondonReign2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 12:41 PM
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13. Douglas MacArthur?
Very sad. He must have been *old*!
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no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 01:11 PM
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16. Regis is a Mike Douglas wannabe. But never will be. n/t
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DoYouEverWonder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 01:12 PM
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17. Poor Mike
I've never seen so much confusion over who a celebrity actually is.
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calico1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 01:13 PM
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18. Oh, that is too bad.
I always watched Mike Douglas. Very sad news.
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Lochloosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 01:57 PM
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20. Vanna died.....DAMN!
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 02:14 PM
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21. R _ P
:cry:
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helderheid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 02:21 PM
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23. Vanna died??
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 02:20 PM
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22. NO, and Abe Vigoda is still alive also!!! n/t
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Mad_Dem_X Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 02:24 PM
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25. Pat Sajak is dead?!
OMG, say it ain't so!
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