A Tribute to Phyllis Diller’s Zany Looks
Born in Ohio in 1917, comedienne Phyllis Diller died in her sleep this morning at age 95. A pioneer for funny women in show business, she was known for her self-deprecating sense of humor and fabulous laugh. Her most famous act was a raucous impersonation of a hapless, scatterbrained housewife who made jokes about her looks, age, and bad cooking. Onstage, Diller was crazy-haired and wore funny outfits; offstage, she never stopped poking fun at herself. Enjoy looking back at her life in our slideshow.
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1960s
1965 With Jack E. Leonard on the set of "The Fat Spy."
1966 With Bob Hope on the set of "Boy Have I Got a Wrong Number."
1967 With Jonathan Winters and Bob Hope on the set of "Eight on the Lam."
1968 On the set of "The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show."
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1968 With Bob Denver on the set of "Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?"
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1968 With Bob Denver on the set of "Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?"
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1977 With Fozzie Bear on Season 1 of the Muppet Show.
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January 1981 On location for NBC's "Women Who Rate 10" in Venice Beach, California.
1981 The author photo for Phyllis Diller's book, "The Joys of Aging & How to Avoid Them."
October 1981 At a Halloween celebration at Les Mouches in New York.
October 1985 At a benefit for Israel honoring Mrs. Chaim Herzog at Regine's in New York.
October 1998 With Playboy Bunnies at Century Plaza Hotel in Century City, California.
March 2002 At the check presentation of $1 million dollars donated to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation by the Bob & D...
March 2002 At the check presentation of $1 million dollars donated to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation by the Bob & Dolores Hope Charitable Foundation.
March 2004 At the Junior League of Los Angeles Carnivale Gala.
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June 2010 At the Butterfly Ball in L.A.
December 2011 At the premiere of Encore's "Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis" at Paramount Theater in Hollywood.
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December 2011 At the premiere of Encore's "Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis" at Paramount Theater in Hollywood.
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