Birthname: Phyllis Ada Driver
| Sign | Cancer |
| Born |
Jul 17, 1917
Lima, OH |
| Died |
Aug 20, 2012
Brentwood, CA |
| Age | Died at 95 |
Phyllis Diller |
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| Job | Stand-up comedian, actress, voice artist, comedienne |
| Years active | 1952-2012 |
| Top Roles | Texas Guinan, Nurse Nellie Krause, Lily, Camille Salamander, Herself |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction, Romance, War, Crime |
| Top Topics | Screwball Comedy, Romance (Drama), Ranchers, Great Depression, Husband Wife |
| Top Collaborators | Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Jill St. John, Charles Lane, Eddie Quillan, Herb Vigran, Charles Durning, Mickey Rooney |
| Also Born on July 17 | |
| Also Born in 1917 | |
| Also Born in Ohio | |
| Also a Cancer | |
Phyllis Diller Overview:
Legendary actress, Phyllis Diller, was born Phyllis Ada Driver on Jul 17, 1917 in Lima, OH. Diller died at the age of 95 on Aug 20, 2012 in Brentwood, CA .
MINI BIO:
Explosive American comedian who followed success on television with a few appearances in films that found it hard to contain her firework style in the framework of a plot. She returned to television and to the nightclub work which had first brought her success. Began her career at 38 after bringing up a family of five. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television. Diller was never nominated for an Academy Award.
Phyllis Diller BlogHub Articles:
In Memoriam: Phyllis Diller (1917-2012)
Phyllis Diller was a pioneer in the art of stand-up comedy. Beginning on radio in the early 1950s and moving to clubs mid-decade, Diller played rooms that had literally never featured a female unless she was taking off her clothes. Diller’s act was riddled with self-deprecation, but the sheer ... Read full article
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Phyllis Diller Quotes:
Henry Dimsdale:
[to himself] All I have to do now is figure out what I have to do now.
Golda: [butting in] Get out of town.
Henry Dimsdale: Hey, how do you know what happened?
Golda: I've got wall-to-wall ears.
Golda: [butting in] Get out of town.
Henry Dimsdale: Hey, how do you know what happened?
Golda: I've got wall-to-wall ears.
— From: Eight on the Lam
The Monster's Mate:
[about the Mummy] I wonder how he got his invitation. He has an unlisted tomb. Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.
[about the Hunchback]
The Monster's Mate: Didn't I see him at the Transylvania Gardens in the main event?
Dracula: The Hunchback of Notre Dame ain't a boxer.
The Monster's Mate: Afraid it'll ruin his looks, eh? Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.
[about the Hunchback]
The Monster's Mate: Didn't I see him at the Transylvania Gardens in the main event?
Dracula: The Hunchback of Notre Dame ain't a boxer.
The Monster's Mate: Afraid it'll ruin his looks, eh? Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.
— From: Mad Monster Party
The Monster's Mate:
Remember what happened the last time you had a roving eye? I kept it in a jar for a week. Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha.
— From: Mad Monster Party
[Henry answers the front door while holding his engagement ring for Ellie]
Golda: Oh, Henry, you shouldn't have!
Henry Dimsdale: I didn't.
Golda: I know, but I love to watch a coward squirm.
Golda: Oh, Henry, you shouldn't have!
Henry Dimsdale: I didn't.
Golda: I know, but I love to watch a coward squirm.
— From: Eight on the Lam
Herman:
Ah, but your eyes, they're so beautiful. Where did you get those eyes?
Camille: They came with the head.
See more quotes from Phyllis Diller...Camille: They came with the head.
— From: The Fat Spy
Phyllis Diller Facts
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Her second marriage, to actor Warde Donovan, actually lasted only nine weeks.
As of 2000, had appeared as a piano soloist with 100 symphony orchestras across the United States, including performances in Dallas, Denver, Annapolis, Houston, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Cincinnati.
Before Joan Rivers made it as a stand-up comic, she wrote jokes for Phyllis Diller.
Often erroneously attributed with being the mother of Susan Lucci. Although their ages do not preclude this, they are not related.
Had 10-year affair with "the love of my life", lawyer Robert Hastings before his death on May 23, 1996.