Today is the 101st birthday of the comedian Phyllis Diller.  She was more hilarious and brilliant and lovely than we will ever know.  The world is a better place because she was in it and still feels the loss that she has left.

My mother-in-law had a pain beneath her left breast. Turned out to be a trick knee.

NAME: Phyllis Diller
OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Comedian, Pianist
BIRTH DATE: July 17, 1917
DEATH DATE: August 20, 2012
EDUCATION: Chicago‘s Sherwood Music Conservatory
PLACE OF BIRTH: Lima, Ohio
PLACE OF DEATH: Los Angeles, California
Originally: Phyllis Ada Driver

Hollywood Walk of Fame 7001 Hollywood Blvd (television)
St. Louis Walk of Fame

BEST KNOWN FOR:  First noticed as a contestant on Groucho Marx‘s game show in 1955, Phyllis Diller went on to become a successful comedian, actress and author.

Today is…