Rivers, Joan
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| Birthname | Molinsky, Joan Alexandra | ||
| born on | 8 June 1933 at 02:00 (= 02:00 AM ) | ||
| Place | Brooklyn NY, USA, 40n38, 73w56 | ||
| Timezone | EDT h4w (is daylight saving time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   16°59'   17°32 Asc. 03°53'
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Biography
American comedienne, thought by many to be the funniest lady on the planet. She certainly has one of the fastest, most agile minds in show biz. Her rapid fire mix of gossip, insults, flaunting of taboos and ridicule of flaws and neurosis is written 90% by her. She also wrote comedy for Candid Camera, scripts and material for Phyllis Diller and Zsa Zsa Gabor and humor books. Her autobiography "Enter Talking" was written with Richard Meryman, Delacorte Press, 1986.
The younger of two daughter of Russian-Jewish refugees, she learned from her doctor dad to crack a joke and was making people laugh by the time she was 11. She learned from her mom that rich was better than poor, and raised with privilege and a good education. Rivers married Jimmy Sanger in 1957 and had it annulled the following year when she decided she wanted to be an actress, not a housewife. While doing off-Broadway, she worked in offices and turned to comedy in 1960 to supplement her income.
By 1965 she was told that she was too old and passed over. A week later she was booked on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show." They clicked. Their immediate rapport was a hit with the audience and she appeared for years with Carson before hosting her own "Late Show Starring Joan Rivers," with a contract for $10 million over three years. She moved into the stratosphere as America's top comedienne, the darling of the circuit with tours, magazine covers, nightclub and Las Vegas gigs, TV projects, books and records. With the cosmetic surgery she had over the years she looks fabulous, blonde, sleek and chic.
Rivers married Edgar Rosenberg, who later was the executive producer of her show, on 7/15/1965. Their daughter Melissa was born in 1969. On 8/14/1987, Rosenberg committed suicide.
Events
- Relationship : Marriage 15 July 1965 (Edgar Rosenberg)
- Death of Mate 14 August 1987 (Husband commited suicide)
Source Notes
Shelley Ackerman quotes her 3/1997
Categories
- Vocation : Entertainment : Comedy
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress
- Traits : Body : Hair (Blonde)
- Family : Relationship : Widowed (Edgar Rosenberg)
- Family : Relationship : Marriage more than 15 Yrs (22 years)
- Traits : Personality : Active (High energy levels)
- Traits : Personality : Creative
- Traits : Personality : Talkative (Sharp wit, rapid tongue)
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Two)
- Family : Relationship : Marriage less than 3 Yrs (First marriage annulled in a year)
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (One daughter)
- Lifestyle : Work : Work alone/ Singular role (Talk show, comedian)
- Traits : Personality : Humorous, Witty
- Traits : Mind : I.Q. high/ Mensa level (Mensa level: rapid fire, can think on the run)
- Lifestyle : Work : Loves job
- Vocation : Entertainment : TV series/ Soap star (Late Night Starring Joan Rivers)
- Vocation : Writers : Autobiographer (Enter Talking)
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession
- Vocation : Writers : Humor (Comedy writer for TV and artists)
- Vocation : Writers : Columnist/ journalist (Syndicated column)
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Cosmetic surgery (Face, looks great)
- Diagnoses : Psychological : Depression
- Family : Parenting : Extraordinarily nurturing (Close to daughter Melissa)
