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Joan Rivers: 1933-2014
A look back at the life of comedian Joan Rivers.
- Rivers graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Columbia University's Barnard College in 1954 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature and anthropology. Before entering show business, she worked as a tour guide at Rockefeller Center in New York City, as a fashion consultant and as a writer at an ad agency.read moreAPShare
- Rivers realized her love for performing so she began working in theater, including a role as a lesbian opposite a then-unknown Barbara Streisand. From acting, she turned to comedy working the New York City's comedy club circuit for several years before she got her big break in 1965 and made a memorable appears on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson."read moreAPShare
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Joan Rivers: 1933-2014
A look back at the life of comedian Joan Rivers.
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