Diller was born Phyllis Ada Driver in Lima, Ohio on July 17, 1917, the only child of Perry Marcus Driver, an insurance agent, and Frances Ada … See more

1930s–1950s
In 1939, she met Sherwood Diller, the brother of a classmate at Bluffton, and they See more

By 1997, as she passed her 80th birthday, Diller began to suffer from various ailments. In 1999, her heart stopped during a hospital stay. She … See more

• Honorary House mother, Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity at UCLA, 1966
• Golden Apple Award for Most Cooperative Actress – 1966. See more

Diller credited much of her success to a motivational book, The Magic of Believing (1948) by Claude M. Bristol, which gave her confidence at the start of her career. She was married … See more

Diller was one of the first solo female comedians in the U.S. to become a household name. She stated that making people laugh is a powerful art form. As a pioneering woman in the stand-up field, she inspired many female comedians including See more

• Phyllis Diller at the TCM Movie Database
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