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RIP Phyllis Diller!!

11 years ago

She was 95.

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wanda_va
11 years ago
I thought she would live forever! RIP...
Lily316
11 years ago
Always loved her. She lived a long full life
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glenda_al
11 years ago
I have a fake HUGE ruby ring from her.

My parents were in Las Vegas at a show, and Phyllis threw out bunches of rings to the audience. Many many many years ago and I still have it.
dees_1
11 years ago
She was always one of my favorite personalities. I read a lot of her books when I was a kid. She was so funny!

Fang's probably not happy that she's joining him.
dedtired
11 years ago
Oh no! She was a genuinely funny person and I always enjoyed her jokes. RIP, Phyllis.
kayjones
11 years ago
R.I.P., Phyllis. I haven't seen here on t.v. for years, but sure enjoyed her whenever I did see her.
cynic
11 years ago
Always liked her. And I still remember her on The Pruitts of Southhampton. Few seem to remember that show but I thought it was great, wayyyyyyyyyy back when.

Her greatest asset was being able to laugh at herself, not be thin-skinned and take everything in an offensive way as they can, like so many around (including here) are so prone to do. Need more people willing to laugh and enjoy life.

RIP Ms. Diller. You're still a beauty in my book.
minnie_tx
11 years ago
RIP First I've heard.
She was an original
emma
11 years ago
I liked her, thought she was very funny. You need a thick skin to be that business. If I were a celebrity I would never read a newspaper or turn on the news, my skin is not thick at all. Laughter is what we all need.
susanjf_gw
11 years ago
it was a tough day in hollywood...first phyllis, then wm windham, one of thise wonderful actors that appeared in dozens of shows (murder she wrote for one) the hippy anthem about san francisco writer, scott mckenzie, and the suicide of diretor tony scott..jumped off a bridge into la harbor..sadly a tour boat saw it...
redcurls
11 years ago
and she wasn't obscene!!! That would sure be refreshing to find one like that these days. I don't mind naughty, but dislike obscene.
jannie
11 years ago
Her laugh was real! I loved her comedy-clean,mostly aimed at herself or "Fang", hysterically funny!
sylviatexas1
11 years ago
She said her dream kitchen would have an oven that flushed!
minnie_tx
11 years ago
wm windham,

Didn't know that one of my favorite.
I saw a nice interview with Joan Rivers who spoke lovingly and respectfully about Phyliss,
katlan
11 years ago
She was so funny. And like redcurls said, not obscene. Just goes to show you can be very funny without throwing the F word around and talking disgustingly foul.

I loved her on Hollywood Squares. Also loved Paul Lynd (Uncle Arthur) haha.
petra_gw
11 years ago
She was a trailblazer, and very funny.

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