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Phyllis Diller
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Phyllis Diller was the mother of five when she made her comedy debut at the age of 37. (Photo by NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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The comedienne made her odd-looking appearance part of her punchlines: here she mugs for the camera, getting laughs for her hilarious facial excercises. (Photo by John Duprey/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
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Diller once described her wacky onstage persona as "the Elizabeth Taylor of the Twilight Zone." (Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank)
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Comedian Bob Hope, a champion of Diller's zany comedy act, called her "a Warhol mobile of spare parts picked up along a freeway." (Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank)
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The comediennce was known for wigging out, literally, with her wacky hairdos and long cigarette holder that became part of her act. (Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank)
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Throughout the 1960s, Phyllis Diller made regular appearances on television shows like What's My Line and Laugh-In. (Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank)
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Wackys costumes were just part of Diller's routine: she also joked about her domestic life with her fictional husband "Fang." (Photo by: Herb Ball/NBCU Photo Bank)
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Diller, circa 1965, succeeded in the male-dominated comedy field, opening the doors for future female comediennes to make the world laugh. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Comedy legends: Phyllis Diller and Bill Cosby at a party at the Coconut Grove in Hollywood, California. (Photo by M. Garrett/Murray Garrett/Getty Images)
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In 1981, Diller spoofed Bo Derek, "the perfect 10," and herself on an NBC TV show Women Who Rate 10. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)
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Diller pals around with Playboy Bunnies during a Friars Club event honoring Hugh Hefner with A Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)
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Jay Leno yucks it up with Phyllis Diller during an interview on The Tonight Show in 2007 (Photo by Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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In 2011, actress Debbie Reynolds and Phyllis Diller hit the red carpet at Debbie Reynolds' Hollywood Memorabilia Exhibit reception in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)
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Turning 94 didn't slow Diller down: here she arrives at the premiere of the film Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis at the Paramount Theater in Hollywood in 2011. (Photo by Chelsea Lauren/WireImage)
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Diller, who died peacefully in her sleep on August 20, 2012, was a comedy pioneer who left a legacy of laughter behind. (Photo by: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank)