ABOUT MIKE DOUGLAS
Daytime talk show host who interviewed celebrities for 20 years on the nationally syndicated program The Mike Douglas Show.
As a teenager, he was employed as a singer on a dinner cruise ship on Lake Michigan. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
From the big band era, he interviewed stars like Tony Bennett , Jackie Gleason , and Burt Reynolds .
He got married to Genevieve Purnell in 1944 and they had three children together.
His show earned its top rating when he featured John Lennon and Yoko Ono as co-hosts.
