Cannes Film Festival 2013

Notable passings in the world of entertainment 2012

Phyllis Diller

Diller was the housewife turned humorist who aimed some of her sharpest barbs at herself, punctuating her jokes with her trademark cackle. She was a staple of nightclubs and television from the 1950s — when female comics were rare indeed — until her retirement in 2002. She died on Aug. 20 at age 95.

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