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Phyllis Diller


Born
in Lima, Ohio, The United States
July 17, 1917

Died
August 20, 2012

Genre
Biographies & Memoirs, Home & Garden, Humor


Phyllis Diller was a Golden Globe-nominated American comedienne considered to be one of the pioneers of female stand-up comedy. She created a stage character persona that was a wild-haired, eccentrically-dressed housewife who made jokes about a fictional husband named "Fang" while smoking from a long cigarette holder. Another distinct characteristic is her cackling laugh, one of the best-recognized in comedy. Diller is given credit for opening the doors for the stand-up comedy field to women such as Rita Rudner, Totie Fields, Joan Rivers, Lily Tomlin, Sandra Bernhard, Joy Behar, Rosie O'Donnell and Roseanne Barr. ...more

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The Complete Mother
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“Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.”
― Phyllis Diller
tags: anger, funny, sleep
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“A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.”
― Phyllis Diller
tags: humor
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“Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing.”
― Phyllis Diller
tags: children, housekeeping
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