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Phyllis Ada Diller (née Driver; July 17, 1917 – August 20, 2012) was an American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist, best known for her eccentric stage persona, self-deprecating humor, wild hair and clothes, and exaggerated, cackling laugh.
Comedian Phyllis Diller had a stage persona which included holding a long cigarette holder from which she pretended to smoke (though she was a non-smoker in real life). Fictional Peter Pan character Captain Hook possessed a unique double-holder, which allowed him to smoke two cigars (not cigarettes) at once. [24]
Don Rickles (guest host), Tony Curtis, Phyllis Diller, Tommy Lasorda: Skiles and ... Floyd R. Turbo- "Editorial Reply About Smoking in Restaurants" 3990: July 27 ...
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! is a 1966 DeLuxe Color American comedy film starring Bob Hope and Elke Sommer.This film marked the first of three film collaborations for Hope and comedian Phyllis Diller, and was followed by Eight on the Lam in 1967 and The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell in 1968.
Mrs. Peterson (Phyllis Diller), an elderly paramedic who is paired up with Tony. She has a habit of smoking, which annoys Tony. Carl Lewis (Ivory Ocean), the father of Shelly Lewis. A police officer, it is humorously revealed he once arrested Nick.
The interviews were sometimes so memorable that the contestants became celebrities: "nature boy" health advocate Gypsy Boots; Mexican-American entertainer Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez; comedians Phyllis Diller and Ronnie Schell; author Ray Bradbury; virtuoso cellist Ennio Bolognini; blues singer and pianist Gladys Bentley; strongmen Jack LaLanne [13 ...
Keith Richards is officially a non-smoker.. The Rolling Stones guitarist told CBS Sunday Morning that he quit smoking cigarettes two years ago, after 55 years of the habit. "You know, it's funny ...
In the documentary, Diller states she believes comedy is important to health, maintaining that "laughter fluffs up every cell in the body." Claiming to have been born in 1906, Pierre Jean Buster Martin was a 104-year-old beer drinking and chain-smoking marathon runner. He did not include fish, dairy, tea, or water in his diet.