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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Phyllis_DillerPhyllis Diller - Wikipedia

    Phyllis Ada Diller (née Driver; July 17, 1917 – August 20, 2012) was an American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist, best known for her eccentric stage persona, self-deprecating humor, wild hair and clothes, and exaggerated, cackling laugh.

  2. www.biography.com › actors › phyllis-dillerPhyllis Diller - Life, Family & Quotes - Biography

    Apr 2, 2014 · Personal Life and Death. In 1965, Diller ended her 26-year marriage with Sherman Anderson Diller. The two were divorced in September of that year, and Diller hastily married Ward Donovan just...

  3. www.cnn.com › 2012/08/20 › showbizComedian Phyllis Diller dies ‘with a smile on her face’ - CNN

    Aug 20, 2012 · Comedian Phyllis Diller, known for her self-deprecating humor, died “peacefully in her sleep” at her Los Angeles home Monday morning, her manager told CNN. Diller was 95. Her son, Perry,...

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  5. www.npr.org › 2012/08/20 › 154540372Comedy's Self-Deprecating Pioneer Phyllis Diller Dies : NPR

    Aug 20, 2012 · Phyllis Diller had audiences in stitches for more than five decades with her outlandish get-ups and rapid-fire one-liners. She died at her home, where she had been in hospice care after a fall...

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  6. www.nytimes.com › 2012/08/21 › artsPhyllis Diller, Sassy Comedian, Dies at 95 - The New York Times

    Aug 21, 2012 · Ms. Diller, a 37-year-old homemaker when she took up comedy, mined her domestic life for material, assuring audiences that she fed Fang and her kids garbage soup and buried her ironing in the...

  7. people.com › celebrity › phyllis-diller-diesPhyllis Diller, Legendary Comedian, Is Dead - People.com

    Aug 20, 2012 · Phyllis Diller, the legendary wild-haired, self-deprecating queen of comedy, died Monday at her Brentwood, Calif., home. She was 95. Suffering heart problems in recent years and reportedly in...

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  9. www.si.edu › spotlight › phyllis-dillerPhyllis Diller: Life and Laughs - Smithsonian Institution

    Phyllis Diller (July 17, 1917–August 20, 2012) is widely considered to be the first woman stand-up comic to perform as a solo act. To celebrate her 100th birthday in 2017, the Smithsonian worked with hundreds of volunteers to digitize and transcribe Diller's gag file, a large cabinet where she kept her jokes categorized by theme. Now, all of ...