Michael King, Builder of a TV Empire, Dies at 67

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    Michael King, who with his brother transformed King World Productions, a modest company they inherited from their father, into a syndicator of television megahits like “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune,” died on Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 67.

    The cause was a lingering infection, said Robert V. Madden, a friend and former King family lawyer.

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