PHYLLIS DILLER - FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED - HFSID 267327
Price: $160.00
PHYLLIS DILLER
The comedian who starred in her own show signed this first day cover honoring
Christmas
First Day Cover signed: "Phyllis Diller", 6½x3½. First Day Cover honoring Christmas, 15-cent
stamp affixed, postmarked Holly, Minnesota, October 18, 1978, FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.
Phyllis Diller (1917-2012) was one of the greatest female comedians of the 20th Century.
She's known for her zany outfits, distinctive laugh, a stand-up act that featured frequent
references to fictional husband "Fang", and zingers about her sex appeal and numerous plastic
surgeries. Her big break came in March 1955 when she debuted at San Francisco's Purple
Onion club. A subsequent appearance on The Tonight Show hosted by Jack Paar
launched her national career, which got a big boost after Bob Hope saw Diller perform in
Washington, D.C. A favorite of the comedian, Diller would appear in 3 of Hope's films
and 23 of his television specials. Diller, who recorded her first comedy record album in
1959, took her groundbreaking "funny hausfrau" act to nightclubs and television variety
shows. Her hundreds of screen credits include appearances on television series, game
shows, late night talk shows, and films. She made her feature film debut in the
Oscar-winner Splendor in the Grass. Other film credits include The Fat Spy (1966), The
Sunshine Boys (1975), The Silence of the Hams (1994), and A Bug's Life (1998). From
1966 to 1967, she starred in The Phyllis Diller Show. While Diller is best known as a
comedian, she was also a talented musician, author, and artist. From 1971 to 1981, she
toured with symphony orchestras across the country as a featured pianist. Partially due to
her flamboyant costumes and stand-up routine, Diller was embraced as a gay icon. She
continued to make appearances on various productions until her death, with her final
screen credits coming in a recurring role on the daytime soap opera The Bold and the
Beautiful (from 1997-2012). In 1975, she was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame. Phyllis Diller was the first female comedian to become a household name, inspiring
female comedians like Joan Rivers and Margaret Cho. Fine condition.
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