Received her first national exposure as a
contestant on Groucho Marx's "You Bet Your Life."
(10
February 1999) Suffered mild heart attack; pacemaker implanted 1 March
Received
the Women's International Center (WIC) Living Legacy Award in 1990.
Was
the first woman to really do stand-up comedy.
Has
son named Perry Diller.
Has had
numerous face lifts, a popular topic in her comedy routines.
Briefly
served as honorary mayor in the affluent town of Brentwood, California.
Studied
at Chicago's Sherwood Music Conservatory for three years before eloping
with Sherwood Anderson Diller in 1939.
As
of 2000, had appeared as a piano soloist with 100 symphony orchestras
across the United States, including performances in Dallas, Denver,
Annapolis, Houston, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Cincinnati.
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