Phyllis Diller, one of America's first female stand-up comedy stars, has died at age 95. Diller began her show-business career in the 1950s when women stand-up comics were rare. She created an indelible persona with her distinctive laugh, a cigarette holder, teased hair, outlandish costumes and a fictional husband she called "Fang." Her first national exposure came as a contestant on a television game show hosted by legendary comedian Groucho Marx. Diller went on ...
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