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

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   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.

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

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   Aug 20, 2012 · Diller was born Phyllis Ada Driver in Lima, Ohio, on July 17, 1917, the daughter of an insurance salesman. She had six children with her first husband, Sherwood Diller, who she married in 1939.

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

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   Aug 20, 2012 · Phyllis Ada Driver was born in Lima, Ohio. She got a late start in comedy at age 37. At the time, she was married with five children; her husband was chronically unemployed. In 2006, Diller told ...

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

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   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.

5. www.theguardian.com › 2012 › augNews, sport and opinion from the Guardian's US edition | The ...

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6. www.npr.org › 2012/08/21 › 159557879Fresh Air Remembers Comedian Phyllis Diller : NPR

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   Aug 21, 2012 · Comedian Phyllis Diller died Monday at the age of 95. In a 1986 interview with Fresh Air, Diller explains her routine when starting out, before she developed her persona as a crazed housewife.

7. www.npr.org › 2012/08/25 › 160035088Phyllis Diller: Showing, And Celebrating, Her Age : NPR

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   Aug 25, 2012 · Phyllis Diller attends an Academy of Television Arts & Sciences event in North Hollywood, Calif., in 2008. The comedic legend died this week at 95. Charley Gallay/Getty Images hide caption