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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.
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.
This episode was dedicated to the memory of both Phyllis Diller (who voiced Thelma Griffin in several episodes of the show) and Michael Clarke Duncan (who had a brief voice role in this episode). This episode was also one of Duncan's final roles before his death from complications following a heart attack a month earlier.
The program starred Diller as Phyllis Pruitt, and featured Gypsy Rose Lee and Richard Deacon in supporting roles with Diller feeling the series was an inverted version of The Beverly Hillbillies. [1] The show's producers originally sought comic actress Beatrice Lillie in the Diller role. [ 2 ]
Bailey as comic actress Phyllis Diller. Bailey was born on January 10, 1938, in Philadelphia to Sara and Claude Bailey. He had one brother, Claude. As a teenager he studied opera at the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music, and was on the television program The Children's Hour for almost a year, where he performed by acting, singing and dancing.
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"The work that Police Officer Jonathan Diller did each day to make this city a safer place will NEVER be forgotten." ... The last time a New York City officer died in the line of duty was in ...
Phyllis Diller substituted for Peters in 1963. [7] When the show's run ended, it was one of the few remaining daytime variety shows still on the air. [1] The final episode aired on July 10, 1970. Peters had urged viewers not to attend the Festival of Life that yippies were hosting in Forest Park. Some one hundred protesters showed up at KTVI.