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Org to license Merv clips.

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| March 30, 2012 | Chagollan, Steve | COPYRIGHT 2009 Reed Business Information, Inc. (US). (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Reelin' in the Years Prods. has acquired the rights to license all footage from "The Merv Griffin Show," which ran from October 1962 to September 1986. The deal includes footage of more than 1,500 shows, 5,000 guests and about 2,000 hours of material, according to Reelin' in the Years founder-president David Peck.

The material--intended to be repurposed for documentaries, television and DVD packages--includes footage of music performers like Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and the late Whitney Houston in her first TV appearance; comedians such as Jerry Seinfeld, Andy Kaufman and George Carlin; actors including Orson Welles, Grace Kelly and Dustin Hoffman; dignitaries such as …

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