Phyllis Diller



Phyllis Diller

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born July 17, 1917
gender female
place of birth Lima, Ohio, United States
genre Biographies & Memoirs, Home & Garden, Nonfiction

about this author

Phyllis Diller is 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.

books by Phyllis Diller

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avg rating: 3.67 | 33 ratings | 5 distinct works
Like a Lampshade In a Whorehou... Like a Lampshade In a Whorehouse: My Life In Comedy (Hardcover)
by Phyllis Diller, Richard Buskin
avg rating 3.62 — 21 ratings — published 2005
2 editions
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Phyllis Dillers Housekeeping H... Phyllis Dillers Housekeeping Hints (Hardcover)
by Phyllis Diller
avg rating 3.83 — 6 ratings — published 1966
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The Joys of Aging -- and How t... The Joys of Aging -- and How to Avoid Them (Hardcover)
by Phyllis Diller
avg rating 4.00 — 1 ratings — published 1981
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Phyllis Diller Phyllis Diller (Old Time Radio Comedy)
by Phyllis Diller
avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 1986
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Mother: A Book of Quotations Mother: A Book of Quotations (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis, Phyllis Diller, William Shakespeare
avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 2002
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quotes by Phyllis Diller

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"Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight."
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"Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing.
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"I want my children to have all the things I couldn’t afford. Then I want to move in with them."
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