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Joan Rivers

Comedian
8 June 1933 to 4 September 2014

An American comedian known for her cutting humour and acerbic style in a career spanning seven decades, Rivers found fame in the 1960s performing on late night talk shows and became Johnny Carson’s regular guest host before launching her own ill-fated show on Fox, The Late Show (1986-1987). 

Read Joan Rivers' Guardian obituary here