Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers · Arts & Literature
Comedian, talk-show host and actress
1933, Brooklyn, New York, United States — 2014, Manhattan, New York, United States
United States
Joan Rivers (born Joan Alexandra Molinsky) was an American-Jewish comedian and television host who broke barriers for women in comedy.
Joan Rivers, born Joan Alexandra Molinsky, was a pioneering American comedian, talk-show host and actress whose sharp, self-deprecating stand-up broke barriers for women in comedy. She was Jewish, born to Russian Jewish immigrant parents in Brooklyn. Over five decades she became one of the most influential figures in American comedy.
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Comedian, talk-show host and actress
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