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1996 Minnie Pearl, country comedienne (Grand Ole Opry), dies at 84
1995 Marti Lynne Stringer Caine, singer/comedienne, dies at 50 1994 Danitra Vance, comedienne (SNL), dies of breast cancer at 35 1989 Gilda Radner, comedienne (SNL, Haunted Honeymoon), dies at 42 1989 Lucille Ball, comedienne (I Love Lucy), dies of heart attack at 78 1987 Joyce Jameson, comedienne (Spike Jones Show), dies at 54 1985 Selma Diamond, comedienne (Selma-Night Court), dies of cancer at 64 1985 Ina Claire, actress/comedienne (3 Bdwy Girls), dies of stroke at 89 1983 Judy Canova, singer/comedienne (Chatterbox), dies of cancer at 66 1983 Mary Livingstone, Sadye Marks, Comedienne, (Jack Benny), dies at 77 1982 Ruth Donnelly, comedienne, dies at 86 in New York City 1978 Totie Fields, Sophie Feldman, comedienne, dies at about 48 1975 Jackie "Moms" Mabley, comedienne (Amazing Grace), dies at 81 1973 Constance Talmadge, U.S. comedienne (Her Primitive Lover), dies at 75 1970 Billie Burke, comedienne (Glinda-Wizard of Oz), dies at 84 1968 Margaret Cho, actress/comedienne, Face/Off 1966 Kathy Griffin, Chicago, comedienne, Vicki Groener-Suddenly Susan 1966 Alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 52 1965 Ellen Cleghorne, comedienne, Saturday Night Live 1965 Judy Holliday, comedienne (Born Yesterday, Adam's Rib), dies at 42 1964 Janeane Garofalo, born in New Jersey, comedienne, SNL, Truth about Cats and Dogs 1963 Corinne Russell, Birmingham England, comedienne, Benny Hill Show 1962 Rosie O'Donnell, comedienne, League of Their Own, Flintstones, Rosie 1962 Ria Coyne, Scranton Penn, comedienne, Betsy-Batman Forever 1961 Helene Dutrieu, comedienne/stuntwoman/1st Belgian pilot, dies 1961 Marian Jordan, radio comedienne (Fibber McGee and Molly), dies at 62 1961 Julia Louis-Dreyfus, born in New York City, comedienne, SNL, Seinfeld, Soul Man, Troll 1959 Paula Poundstone, comedienne, Emmy Awards 1959 Helen Broderick, comedienne/actress (Swing Time, Top Hat), dies 1959 Danitra Vance, comedienne, SNL, Little Man Tate, Limit Up 1958 Brett Butler, born in Montgomery, Alabama, comedienne, Grace-Grace Under Fire 1957 Jan Hooks, born in Decatur, Georgia, comedienne actress, SNL, Designing Women 1955 Cathy Ladman, comedienne, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead 1955 Rita Rudner, comedienne, Funny People 1954 Robin Duke, born in Toronto, Canada, comedienne, SNL, SCTV, Club Paradise 1954 Catherine O'Hara, born in Toronto, Ontario, comedienne, Beetlejuice, SCTV 1952 Elayne Boosler, comedienne, Night Court 1952 Elayne Boosler, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedienne, Broadway Baby, Party of One 1952 Nora Dunn, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, SNL, Miami Blues, Working Girl 1952 Laraine Newman, born in Los Angeles, California, comedienne and actress on Saturday Night Live 1950 Louise Duart, Quincy, Massachusetts, comedienne, Paramount Comedy Theater # 5 1949 Judy Tenuda, comedienne, Spotlight Cafe 1948 Stefanie Marrian, Paris, France, comedienne, Benny Hill Show 1946 Jenny Jones, born in Canada, comedienne, Jenny Jones Show 1946 Chelsea Brown, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, Laugh-in, Matt Lincoln 1944 Marilyn Michaels, comedienne, ABC Comedy Hour 1942 Ann Elder, born in Cleveland, Ohio, comedienne, Smothers Brothers Show, Laugh-In 1939 Lily Tomlin, born in Detroit, comedienne/actress, 9 to 5, Laugh-in, All of Me 1939 Judy Carne, born in Northhampton, England, comedienne, Laugh-in, Fair Exchange 1939 Judy Carne, comedienne, Laugh-In, Love on a Rooftop 1937 Jo Anne Worley, born in Lowell, Indiana, comedienne, Laugh-in 1937 Anna Dawson, British comedienne, Violet-Keeping Up Appearances 1936 Ruth Buzzi, Westerly, Rhode Island, comedienne, Laugh-In, Margie-That Girl 1935 Kaye Stevens, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania singer/comedienne, Jerry Lewis Show 1933 Dawn French, actress/comedienne, Supergrass 1933 Joan Rivers, born in Brooklyn, comedienne, Late Show, Hollywood Sq 1932 Joyce Jameson, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, Spike Jones Show 1932 Elaine May, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, comedienne/writer/actress, New Leaf 1927 Pat Carroll, Shrevport, Louisiana, comedienne/actress, Make Room for Daddy 1926 Kaye Ballard, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress/comedienne, Kaye-Mothers-in-Law 1925 Rose Marie, actress/comedienne, Sally Rogers-Dick Van Dyke Show 1924 Brett Somers, born in Canada, American actress, singer, comedienne, game show panelist 1922 Judy Holliday, born in New York City, comedienne/actress, Born Yesterday, Adam's Rib 1920 Selma Diamond, London Ontario, comedienne, Selma-Night Court 1917 Phyllis Diller, born in Lima, Ohio, comedienne, Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number 1916 Judy Canova, born in Jacksonville, Florida, comedienne/actress, Cannonball 1915 Dody Goodman, Columbus Ohio, comedienne, Mary Hartman!, Max Duggan 1913 Alice Pearce, New York City, comedienne/actress, Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched 1911 Lucille Ball, born in Jamestown, New York, comedienne/actress, I Love Lucy, Mame 1908 Imogene Coca, Philadelphia, comedienne, Your Show of Shows, Grindl 1906 Gracie Allen, Mrs. George Burns, comedienne, George Burns Show 1901 Lily Bouwmeester, Dutch actress/comedienne, Pygmalion 1899 Winnie Lightner, Greenport, New York, comedienne, Sit Tight, Side Show 1898 Constance Talmadge, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedienne/actress, Intolerance 1898 Marian Jordan, Peoria, Illinois, radio comedienne, Fibber McGee and Molly 1895 Louise Fazenda, Lafayette, Indiana, actress/comedienne, Almost an actress 1894 Mabel Normand, Muriel Fortescue, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedienne, Mickey 1894 Jackie "Moms" Mabley, born in Brevard, South Carolina, comedienne, Merv Griffin Show 1891 Fanny Brice, born in New York City, singing comedienne, Ziegeld Follies, Baby Snooks 1891 Helen Broderick, U.S., comedienne/actress/singer, Swing Time 1880 Mary Boland, Philadelphia, U.S., comedienne/actress, Ruggles of Red Gap 1877 Helene Dutrieu, comedienne/stuntwoman/1st Belgian female pilot 1862 May Irwin, U.S. comedienne/singer, Hot Time in the Old Town |
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