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  1. www.britannica.com › biography › Phyllis-DillerPhyllis Diller | Stand-up comedy, television, film | Britannica

    Jul 13, 2024 · Phyllis Diller (born July 17, 1917, Lima, Ohio, U.S.—died August 20, 2012, Los Angeles, California) was an American comedienne and actress who was one of the first female stand-up comics, noted for her zany and raucous personality and self-deprecating humour.

  2. learningdl.net › phyllis-diller-like-a-lampshade-in-a-whorehousePhyllis Diller – Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse

    Jul 15, 2024 · Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse recounts how, against all odds, Phyllis Diller became America’s first successful and best-loved female stand-up comic. She began her professional career at age thirty-seven, in spite of the fact that she was a housewife and mother of five, and was working at a radio station because of her husband’s chronic unemployment. Now, fifty years later, after two ...

  3. brooklyneagle.com › articles › 2024/07/17July 17: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY - brooklyneagle.com

    Jul 17, 2024 · LEGACY OF LAUGHS: Phyllis Diller was born on this day in 1917. With her incisive wit, legendary verve and singularly female presence in the standup comedy boys’ club, Diller broke ground and ...

  4. buffalonews.com › news › localReporters' Notebook: July 17, 2024 – Alive and kicking - Buffalo...

    Jul 17, 2024 · According to comedian Phyllis Diller, born on this date in 1917, "Housework can't kill you, but why take a chance?"

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_characters_in_the_Family_GuyList of characters in the Family Guy franchise - Wikipedia

    Jul 18, 2024 · Thelma Griffin (voiced by Florence Stanley in the first appearance, Phyllis Diller in later appearances and Alex Borstein as a young woman in "Don't Be a Dickens at Christmas") – Wife of Francis, mother of Peter, mother-in-law of Lois and paternal grandmother of Meg, Chris, and Stewie. She is an 85-year-old Irish American Catholic.

  6. epicureanvagabonds.substack.com › p › mid-week-libation-theMid-Week Libation: The Heart that Gives, Gathers

    Jul 17, 2024 · Today is the birthday of Mauritz Stiller, James Cagney, Phyllis Diller, Acquanetta, Willie Ito, Diahann Carroll, Donald Sutherland, David Hasselhoff, Thomas Carter, J. Michael Straczynski, Wong Kar-wai, F. Gary Gray, Dagmara Domińczyk, Justine Triet and Leila Djansi!

  7. www.koto.org › community-calendar-1/2024/7 › 17Wednesday, July 17 — KOTO RADIO

    Jul 17, 2024 · Birthdays: PHYLLIS DILLER, LUCI ARNEZ, DAVID HASSELHOFF, PHOEBE SNOW, ART LINKLETTER, DONALD SUTHERLAND, DIAHANN CARROLL, ADAM MOYER, ERIC BRANDT, HEATHER FRENCH, KATHERINE SNIP, HEIDI CONNOR, JEREB CARTER, NICOLETTE LARSON Telluride Museum’s historical walking tours take place on Tuesdays &

  8. www.upi.com › Entertainment_News › 2024/07/17Famous birthdays for July 17: Britain's Queen Camilla, David ......

    Jul 17, 2024 · Britain's Queen Camilla turns 77 and actor David Hasselhoff turns 72, among the famous birthdays for July 17.

  9. www.dailycourier.com › arts_and_entertainment › today-s-factToday’s Fact & Quote | Arts & Entertainment | dailycourier.com

    Jul 17, 2024 · Today’s Fact & Quote. Intended as an exclusive event with limited invitations, Disneyland’s opening day in Anaheim, California on this day in 1955 was a disaster. Counterfeit passes and thousands of uninvited guests led to overcrowding, power outages, malfunctioning rides and depleted concessions. “I want my children to have all the ...

  10. www.pressreader.com › canada › sherbrooke-recordDo just one thing Date Book - PressReader

    Jul 17, 2024 · TODAY’S QUOTE: “I want my children to have all the things I couldn’t afford. Then I want to move in with them.” -- Phyllis Diller