The only day Joan Rivers made me cry… “We’ll talk later!” (1933-2014) Vickie Lester 12 years ago Joan Rivers, the raspy loudmouth who pounced on America’s obsessions with flab, face-lifts, body hair and other blemishes of neurotic life, including her own, in five decades of caustic comedy that propelled her from nightclubs to television to international stardom, died on Thursday in Manhattan. She was 81. Her daughter, Melissa, confirmed her death. Joan Rivers, a Comedic Stiletto, Dies at 81 Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
