Veteran comedienne Phyllis Diller dies at age 95
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Veteran comedienne Phyllis Diller dies at age 95

www.reuters.com   | 20.08.2012.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedienne Phyllis Diller, the former housewife whose raucous cackle and jokes about her own looks made her one of America's first female stand-up comedy stars, died on Monday at age 95, according to her agent.
Veteran comedienne Phyllis Diller dies at age 95

Diller's agent, Fred Wostbrock, said in a statement her death was "a great loss today. She was a true pioneer, she was the first lady of stand-up comedy she paved the way for everybody. A true pioneer."

(Reporting by Steve Gorman and Piya Sinha-Roy; Writing by Bob Toutellotte, Editing by Will Dunham)


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