Mike Douglas Has Died

Mike Douglas, who for 21 years hosted "The Mike Douglas Show," died earlier today, on his 81st birthday. He died at 5:30 a.m. at a Palm Beach Gardens hospital. The cause has yet to be determined, he was admitted the hospital last night.

The "The Mike Douglas Show," aired from 1961 to 1982, & featured Douglas' ballad & big-band singing style, other musicians, comedians, political personalities & sports figures. His interviews included 7 men who were then, had been or would become president.

In 1990, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, but after the surgery he was cancer free.