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I felt a comedy ego beginning to grow, which gave me the courage to begin tentatively looking into myself for material.

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Joan Rivers
Age: 81 †
Born: 1933
Born: June 8
Died: 2014
Died: September 4
Comedian
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Film Director
Film Producer
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
Television Personality
Brooklyn
New York
Joan Alexandra Molinsky
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