She was a lifelong non-smoker. Most children threaten at times to run away from home. They said it couldn't be done back then (to be a successful lady comic, that is) but the doyenne of female stand-up did just that -- opened the doors for other odd-duck funny girls who dared to intrude on what was considered a man's profession. Don't confuse him with my real husbands. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Mrs Stephanie Diller Waldron (9 Sep 1948–4 Jul 2002), Find a Grave Memorial no. I still take the pill because I don't want any more grandchildren. We're told Diller had recently fallen, hurting her wrist and hip -- but her rep says the injury had nothing to do with her death. Although not expected to live, she recovered well enough to return to the stage for a couple of years (1999). In 1935, Phyllis (who was single) lived in Lima, Allen County, Ohio. Diller suffered a near-fatal heart attack in 1999. Initially, the comedienne whipped up an alter-ego that could have only been created with the aid of hallucinogens. Nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Shame for her recorded version of She worked as a copywriter before becoming a comedienne. Little did she know she would wind up an entertainment legend who would share the biggest comedy stages with the likes of Her father was born in Virginia; mother born in Ohio. She was awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in Palm Springs, California on March 8, 2001. My house used to be haunted, but the ghosts haven't been back since the night I tried on all my wigs. Mentioning her fictional husband "Fang" in her stand-up act. Released into the public , by the author. Continued to lend her voice to animated characters in movies. It was packed. Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith.

Boldly facing the world as a scrawny, witchy-faced, flyaway haired, outlan… The cigarette with holder that she was famous for using in her stand-up routines in the 1960s and 1970s was only a prop for the act. Described her comedy as "tragedy revisited". Find Death information for people with the Date of Birth and/or Date of Death you specify. Discover Full Names, Dates of Birth and Death, Last Known Residence information, and more. She attended a Las Vegas function on invitation of Diller put out an autobiography in 2005 in her late 80s, and entitled it "Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse", which pretty much says it all when recalling the misfit life and career of the fabulous, one-of-a-kind Phyllis Diller. 115373843, ; Maintained by A AAA American (contributor 47337652) Unknown.

New York: Facts on File (1992). Received the Women's International Center (WIC) Living Legacy Award (1990). Homework can't kill you, but why take the chance? Had a large collection of Waterford Crystal which she has collected over a period of 50 years. I love to go to the doctor. A once highly serious student of the piano, she owned a prized custom-made harpsichord. Had appeared as a piano soloist with 100 symphony orchestras across the US, including performances in Dallas, Denver, Annapolis, Houston, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Detroit and Cincinnati. You know you're old when someone compliments you on your alligator shoes, and you're barefoot. "Fang" is permanent in my act, of course. I never made "Who's Who" but I'm featured in "What's What?". I bury a lot of my ironing in the backyard. She had 5 hobbies (throughout her longest life): dancing, cooking, collecting colorful clothing, reading and (absolutely) painting. 137-139. In her later years after several cosmetic procedures, she posed semi-nude for spicy pictures proposed to be in Playboy magazine, similar to those published of Briefly served as honorary mayor in the affluent town of Brentwood, California. Had numerous facelifts, a popular topic in her comedy routines. Due to variances in the way the death index was created, some records may have incomplete (partial) Date of Death information. She was awarded a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame at 6366 Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri on May 16, 1993.

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