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Phyllis Diller SIGNED Card Autobio Movie Actress Comedy Bob Hope Surgery HC/DJ

Description: Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse by Phyllis Diller copyright 2005 1st Edition - This hardcover book with dustjacket is in very good condition - Dustjacket in very good condition with no wear - inside is very good has no torn or missing pages in the book ...numbers written on 7th page (see photos) Signed Index Card attached to title page "Phyllis Diller" You think I’m overdressed? This is my slip! No, I’m going to tell you the truth about what I’m wearing. I used to work as a lampshade in a whorehouse. I couldn’t get one of the good jobs. From housewife to humorist, Phyllis Diller made millions laugh for over five decades with her groundbreaking comedy. Boasting unique material, a raucous laugh, wild hair, the trademark cigarette holder, and garish clothes, this pioneer blazed a trail for comediennes during the fifties and sixties, leading them out of small dives into the kinds of top venues that had previously played host only to their male counterparts. While her routine broke new ground and opened doors to subsequent generations of female standups, it also served as a form of self-therapy amid a life steeped in tragedy and turmoil. Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse is Phyllis Diller’s own story about the struggle and the pain behind the comedy and the success: her Depression-era adolescence; her marriage to the chronically unemployed husband who inspired her most famous comic character, Fang; her desperate attempts to stave off poverty as a professional comic while raising five children; the disastrous club engagements that coincided with homelessness and separation from her young family; and the problems that clouded her stage and screen success when a second marriage unraveled because of her new spouse’s alcoholism and inner demons. Over fifty years after Diller’s professional debut as a standup comic, Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse describes her separate careers as an artist and as a piano soloist with symphony orchestras; her failed attempts to become a Playboy centerfold; and her outspoken attitude toward her extensive plastic surgery that earned her a special award from the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. It’s quite a story. Also listed Joan Crawford SIGNED, Olivia de Havilland, Ramon Novarro SIGNED, Kim Novak, Jean Arthur, Jean Harlow, Katharine Hepburn SIGNED, Errol Flynn, Rudolph Valentino, Myrna Loy SIGNED and other Hollywood Bios & Photos........... Thanks for looking and happy bidding Combine postage offered

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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

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Signed By: Ray Milland

Book Title: Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse

Signed: Yes

Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Country of Manufacture: United States

Original Language: English

Inscribed: Yes

Edition: First Edition

Modified Item: Yes

Subject: Biography & Autobiography

Publication Year: 2005

Type: Autobiography

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Special Attributes: Signed

Author: Phyllis Diller

Personalized: Yes

Features: Signed, 1st Edition, Dust Jacket

Genre: Biographies & True Stories

Topic: Movie & Television, Autobiography, Film, Movies, Performing Arts, Entertainment

Subjects: Biographies & True Stories

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