[August 21, 2012]    

AP photos from files

In this May 20, 1966, file photo,  comedian Phyllis Diller appears in character in the ABC-TV comedy series ''The Pruitts of Southampton."

In this in this March 18, 1966, file photo, comedian Phyllis Diller models one of her 300 hats in Hollywood.

 

In this undated file photo, comedian Phyllis Diller performs in character.

In this Jan. 6, 1967, file photo, comedian Phyllis Diller performs during Bob Hope's show for American troops at Can Ranh Bay, South Vietnam.

 

In this October 1969 file photo, comedian Phyllis Diller poses for a portrait.

In this Oct. 9, 1985, file photo, comedian Phyllis Diller gets a lift from emcee Buddy Hackett prior to a celebrity stag luncheon roast at the New York Friars Club in New York City.