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Phyllis Diller
American comedian, actress, author, musician and artist (1917–2012)
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Diller in 1973 by Allan Warren | |
| Birth name | Phyllis Ada Driver |
| Born | (1917-07-17)July 17, 1917 Lima, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | August 20, 2012(2012-08-20) (aged 95) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up, film, television, books |
| Alma mater | Sherwood Music School Bluffton College |
| Years active | 1952–2012 |
| Genres | Insult comedy, observational comedy, musical comedy, improvisational comedy |
| Subject(s) | American culture, self-deprecation, everyday life, religion, current events |
| Spouse | Sherwood Anderson Diller (m. 1939; div. 1965)Warde Donovan Tatum (m. 1965; div. 1975) |
| Partner(s) | Robert P. Hastings (c. 1985–1996; his death)[1] |
| Children | 6 |
Phyllis Ada Diller (née Driver; July 17, 1917 – August 20, 2012) was an American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist, best know
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Phyllis Diller
Phyllis Ada Driver (July 17, 1917 – August 20, 2012) was an American voice, movie and stage actress and comedian who makes self deprecating jokes about her age and her terrible cooking. She has performed in many movies and television programs.
Early life
[change | change source]Diller was born on July 17, 1917 in Lima, Ohio. She was of German and Irish descent. She was educated at Bluffton College, she was the classmate of Hugh Downs.
Career
[change | change source]Diller's career would begin in 1952 and would later appear in almost 100 of movies and television programs, her movie include; The Fat Spy, The Boneyard, Happily Ever After, Silence of the Hams, and in A Bug's Life. Her television programs appearances also include; Alice Through the Looking Glass, The Pruitts of Southampton aka The Phyllis Diller Show, The Muppet Show, Hey Arnold!, The Powerpuff Girls and as Peter Griffin's mother in Family Guy.
Personal life
[change | change source]Diller married Sherwood Anderson Diller from 1939 to 1965. Second and th
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Phyllis Diller
(1917-2012)
Who Was Phyllis Diller?
Actress and comedian Phyllis Diller was first noticed as a contestant on Groucho Marx's game show, and went on to become a successful comedian, actress and author, recognizable by her eccentric costumes, overdone makeup and trademark laugh. In 1992, she received the American Comedy Award for Lifetime Achievement. Diller was also an accomplished pianist and author.
Early Life
Diller was born as Phyllis Ada Driver on July 17, 1917, in Lima, Ohio. Diller was the only child of Frances and Perry Driver. After graduating high school, she continued her studies at Chicago's Sherwood Music Conservatory for three years, before eloping with Sherwood Diller in 1939. The couple soon moved to California, where they had six children (one of their children died in infancy).
Breakthrough Role
In the mid-1950s, while working as a journalist for the San Leandro News-Observer, Diller appeared as a contestant on Groucho Marx's game show, You Bet Your Life. Her memorable performance on the show sparked the advent of her national exposur
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