‘Doll Lady’ Merle Glickman, a ‘trusted expert’ who collected thousands, has died at 78

Merle Glickman was a contestant on TV game shows including “Password,” “Jeopardy,” “The Who, What or Where Game,” “The $20,000 Pyramid,” “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” and “The Challengers.” She used her winnings to help finance her doll collecting. | Provided

Visitors to Merle Glickman’s home might have felt as if they were being watched — by dolls.

“Our house pretty much got consumed by the dolls,” said her daughter Elyse. “It sort of became a warehouse.”