To within one year either way how old was Joan Rivers when she died in September 2014?
"later put on life support. She died on September 4 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, having never awoken from a medically induced coma. The New York City Medical Examiner's Office said she died from brain damage caused by a lack of oxygen, and the details of her surgery would be investigated by officials. Rivers was 81 years old. After nearly two months of investigations, federal officials said on November 10 that the clinic made a number of mistakes both before and during the procedure. Among those were the clinic's failure to respond to Rivers' deteriorating vital signs, including"
"Joan Rivers Joan Alexandra Molinsky (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host. She was noted for her often controversial comedic persona—heavily self-deprecating or sharply acerbic, especially toward celebrities and politicians. Rivers rose to prominence in 1965 as a guest on ""The Tonight Show"". Hosted by her mentor, Johnny Carson, the show established Rivers' comedic style. In 1986, with her own rival program, ""The Late Show with Joan Rivers"", Rivers became the first woman to host a late night network television talk show. She subsequently hosted"
"television personality Whoopi Goldberg tweeted: ""My friend Joan Rivers has passed away,"" She said: ""Once again to quote Billy Crystal ... There are no words."" Comedian Amy Schumer, speaking at the 2014 ""Glamour"" magazine ""Woman of the Year Awards"" ceremony in Carnegie Hall, paid tribute to Rivers, calling her the bravest female comedian. Political figures giving tribute to Rivers included former first lady Nancy Reagan, who had helped Rivers after the death of her husband, Edgar Rosenberg. As a friend of Prince Charles, Rivers was one of only four Americans invited to his wedding to Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005."
"and David Letterman. She is considered by many critics and journalists a pioneer of women in comedy. All authored and read by Joan Rivers, except where noted. Joan Rivers Joan Alexandra Molinsky (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host. She was noted for her often controversial comedic persona—heavily self-deprecating or sharply acerbic, especially toward celebrities and politicians. Rivers rose to prominence in 1965 as a guest on ""The Tonight Show"". Hosted by her mentor, Johnny Carson, the show established Rivers' comedic style. In 1986, with"
"known whether any of the unaired interviews will be released. In Bed with Joan In Bed With Joan was an American weekly internet and television talk show hosted by Joan Rivers from her bed in her daughter Melissa's house near Malibu, California. Each week, Rivers invited a different guest to talk to her in bed about different things including their past, their love life and their career. Episodes were approximately 20 minutes, and were aired on iTunes and YouTube until her death. Each week, Rivers invited a different celebrity to her bed to talk with her about many things including"
"However, by confining her comedy to her inability to fulfill her traditional role, she reinforced female stereotypes rather than dismissing them. Joan Rivers (active from 1959–2014) was one of the first female comedians to utilize the ""talk/conversational"" method, one that was suited to television talk shows. Unlike Phyllis Diller, who was quite unlike her comedic personality, the comedy of Joan Rivers more closely reflected her personality. She often drew on her own personal experiences as a self-proclaimed Jewish princess. Unlike her predecessors, Rivers did not downplay her attractiveness, but rather incorporated it into her riffs on life as a single"
"to E! with the program running the day after events, rather than airing live from the red carpet. The series became a weekly program on September 10, 2010, where they continue to discuss the dos and don'ts of celebrity fashion. The show started as a half-hour program but expanded to one hour on March 9, 2012. Rivers died on September 4, 2014; two weeks later, it was announced that the series will continue without her. On December 1, 2014, E! announced that comedian Kathy Griffin will replace Rivers as host starting in January 2015. She will be joined by celebrity"
"In Bed with Joan In Bed With Joan was an American weekly internet and television talk show hosted by Joan Rivers from her bed in her daughter Melissa's house near Malibu, California. Each week, Rivers invited a different guest to talk to her in bed about different things including their past, their love life and their career. Episodes were approximately 20 minutes, and were aired on iTunes and YouTube until her death. Each week, Rivers invited a different celebrity to her bed to talk with her about many things including their past, their love life and their career. Each episode"
"In it, Rivers invited a different guest to talk to her in bed about different things including their past, their love life and their career. Rivers released her twelfth book, ""Diary of a Mad Diva"", on July 1, 2014, which also made ""The NY Times"" Best Seller list. For the book, she posthumously won the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album in 2015. Before her death, she filmed a part, along with other female comedians, for the documentary ""MAKERS: Women in Comedy"", which premiered on PBS in October 2014. During her 55-year career as a comedian, her tough-talking style"
"limited release and was acclaimed by critics for providing ""an honest, behind-the-scenes look at [Rivers]' career — and at show business in general"". Beginning on September 10, 2010, Rivers co-hosted the E! show ""Fashion Police"", along with Giuliana Rancic, Kelly Osbourne, and George Kotsiopoulos, commenting on celebrity fashion. The show started as a half-hour program but due to its success with viewers, it was expanded to one hour on March 9, 2012. The August 26, 2014 episode of ""Fashion Police"", about the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards and the 2014 MTV Movie Awards, was her last television appearance before her death."
"and the Booker-shortlisted novels ""A Long Long Way"" and ""The Secret Scripture"". One of Joan O'Hara's sisters, Mary (born 1935), is a soprano/harpist. Joan's brother Dermot (born 1934) lives with his family in Canada. Joan O'Hara was also a year-round sea-swimmer. Joan O'Hara Barry (she kept her maiden name as her stage name) died in Dublin on 23 July 2007 of complications from heart disease, aged 76. Her death was announced on the following day. Joan O'Hara Joan O'Hara (10 October 1930 – 23 July 2007) was an Irish stage, film and television actress. She was one of Ireland's most"
"Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work is a 2010 documentary film about the life and career of comedian Joan Rivers. It premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival at the Castro Theatre on May 6, 2010. The film follows Joan Rivers for 14 months, mostly during the 76th year of her life. The film made an effort to ""[peel] away the mask"" and expose the ""struggles, sacrifices and joy of living life as a ground breaking female performer."" ""The New York Times"" reported that Stern and Sundberg ""lucked out"" with their timing, starting"
"John Waters's cult comedy-horror film ""Serial Mom"" (1994). In 1995, she provided a voice role in the Australian children's film ""Napoleon"", and later appeared as herself in ""First Daughter"" (2004) and ""Shrek 2"" (2005). From 2010 until her death in 2014, Rivers hosted the series ""Fashion Police"", a panel series profiling and critiquing the red carpet attire of celebrities. ===Documentary=== Joan Rivers filmography The filmography of Joan Rivers includes over 25 feature films, numerous television and documentary series, seven filmed comedy specials, game shows, and other media. She began her career as a stand-up comedian, and had a years-long tenure"
"in the basement of her daughter's house in Malibu, California where she spent half her time living; the other half she spent at her apartment in New York. Guests on the show have included Kelly Osbourne, Betsy Brandt, RuPaul and Howie Mandel. In the initial preview video, Rivers was seen in bed with Kato Kaelin, Bruce Vilanch and Chris Harrison. After Rivers suffered cardiac arrest on August 28, 2014 and was put into a medically induced coma, the series was put on hiatus with unaired episodes still to be broadcast. Since her death on September 4, 2014, it is not"
"""The Joan Rivers Show"" (1989–1993), winning a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show Host. From the mid-1990s, she became known for her comedic red carpet awards show celebrity interviews, and in 2009, she was the Celebrity Apprentice Winner. Rivers co-hosted the E! celebrity fashion show ""Fashion Police"" from 2010 to 2014 and starred in the reality series """" (2011–2014) with daughter Melissa Rivers. She was the subject of the documentary """" (2010). In addition to marketing a line of jewelry and apparel on the QVC shopping channel, Rivers authored 12 best-selling books and three LP comedy albums under her own"
"name: ""Mr. Phyllis And Other Funny Stories"" (Warner Bros 1965), ""The Next To Last Joan Rivers Album"" (Buddah 1969), and ""What Becomes A Semi-Legend Most?"" (Geffen 1983). She was nominated in 1984 for a Grammy Award for her album ""What Becomes a Semi-Legend Most?;"" and was nominated in 1994 for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance of the title role in ""Sally Marr ... and Her Escorts"". In 2015, Rivers posthumously received a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for her book, ""Diary of a Mad Diva"". In 1968, ""The New York Times"""
"conditions and salaries. By January, Annoying Actor Friend had garnered enough attention that AEA council members announced that they would devote an entire member meeting to the subject of touring contracts, and ""The New York Times"" ran an article on the state of Broadway touring productions citing Annoying Actor Friend's contribution to igniting the movement. Shortly after Joan Rivers died on September 4, 2014, The Broadway League announced that they would not dim Broadway's marquees to honor the famous comedian, actress, and Broadway supporter. On September 8, Annoying Actor Friend created the hashtag #Dim4Joan, urging fellow tweeters to use the"
"1968. Joan Rivers had one grandson, Cooper, born Edgar Cooper Endicott in 2000. Along with his mother and grandmother, Cooper was featured in the WE tv series ""Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?"" Rivers was married to Rosenberg until his suicide in 1987, four days after she asked him for a separation. She would later describe her marriage to Rosenberg as a ""total sham"", complaining bitterly about his treatment of her during their 22-year marriage. In a 2012 interview with Howard Stern, Rivers said she had several extramarital affairs when married to Rosenberg, including a one-night affair with actor Robert"
"1.12 million U.S. viewers. ""Joan"" was one of Joan Rivers' final appearances on television before her death. After she passed away, Louis C.K. made the following statement: “I feel very lucky that I knew Joan Rivers and I feel very sad that she’s gone. She was a great comedian and a wonderful person. I never saw someone attack a stage with so much energy. She was a controlled lightning bolt. She was a prolific and unpredictable, joyful joke writer. She loved comedy. She loved the audience. She was a great actress and should have done that more. She loved living"
"television critic Jack Gould called Rivers ""quite possibly the most intuitively funny woman alive"". In 2017, ""Rolling Stone"" magazine ranked her sixth on its list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time, and in October the same year, she was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame. Joan Alexandra Molinsky was born on June 8, 1933, in Brooklyn, New York, to Russian Jewish immigrants Beatrice (née Grushman) and Meyer C. Molinsky. She had an elder sister named Barbara Waxler. Rivers spent her early life in Prospect Heights and Crown Heights in Brooklyn, where she attended the progressive"
"have asked for his blessing before taking the job. Rivers was banned from appearing on the ""Tonight Show,"" a decision respected by Carson's first two successors Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien. Rivers did not appear on the ""Tonight Show"" again until February 17, 2014, when she made a brief appearance on new host Jimmy Fallon's first episode. On March 27, 2014, Rivers returned to the show for an interview. ""The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers"" premiered on October 9, 1986 and soon turned out to be flecked by tragedy. When Rivers challenged FOX executives, who wanted to fire her husband"
"possessed with the idea her husband is trying to kill her. Also in 1990, she started to design jewelry, clothing and beauty products for the shopping channel QVC. On this professional endeavor, Rivers said: ""In those days, only dead celebrities went on [QVC]. My career was over. I had bills to pay. ... It also intrigued me at the beginning"". The sales of Rivers' products exceed $1 billion by 2014, making her one of the network's top sellers. In 1991, she wrote her next book, ""Still Talking"", which described the cancellation of her late-night show and her husband's suicide. Until"
"there were ""more punch lines per paragraph than any book I've read in years"", and ""Publishers Weekly"" felt that ""Rivers is equally passionate and opinionated on every subject she discusses. Hilarious and undeniably original"". On August 7, 2012, Rivers showed up in Burbank, California to protest that the warehouse club Costco would not sell the book. She handcuffed herself to a shopping cart and shouted through a megaphone. The police were called to the scene and she left without incident; no arrests were made. On March 5, 2013, she launched the online talk show ""In Bed with Joan"" on YouTube."
"has absolutely no pretense. She'll tell you everything immediately. Joan isn't cool—she's completely open. It's all grist. It's her old thing—'Can we talk?'"" According to biographer Victoria Price, Rivers' humor was notable for taking aim at and overturning what had been considered acceptable female behavior. By her bravura she broke through long-standing taboos in humor, which paved the way for other women, including Roseanne Barr, Ellen DeGeneres and Rosie O'Donnell. In 2002, Rivers told the ""Montreal Mirror"" that she was a Republican. On January 28, 2014, during a conversation between Rivers and Reza Farahan of the ""Shahs of Sunset"", Melissa"
"1999. Rivers was a guest speaker at the opening of the American Operating Room Nurses' San Francisco Conference in 2000, and by the first part of the decade, she continued to host the awards' red carpet for the E! channel. Between 2002 and 2004, she embarked on tour with her one-person comedy show ""Joan Rivers: Broke and Alone"", which was presented in the United Kingdom (Edinburgh and London) and in the United States (Los Angeles, and Boston), to generally positive reviews. ""The Telegraph"" felt that her ""hilarious assaults on fellow celebrities and tirades about the perils of ageing and plastic"
"to wine expert Louis Everette de Rouet. With the birth of her daughter she spent many years travelling the world with her family. Joan Marion Joan Marion (28 September 1908 – 5 November 2001) was an Australian-born stage, film and television actress. Her family moved to Britain when she was three, and at eighteen she attended RADA, where she adopted the name Joan Marion. Subsequently, a busy stage star, she made the record books in 1934, when she appeared in two West End shows simultaneously, ""Men in White"" with Ralph Richardson and ""Without Witness"". She also famously turned down Jack"
"died on November 21, 1980 in Otisco, New York, of supposed Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Based on their findings, police charged Winters with second-degree murder on March 28, 2007. On April 21, 2008, Winters pleaded guilty to manslaughter for drowning Rivers. Under the terms of the plea agreement, she also agreed to plead guilty in Onondaga County Court to first-degree manslaughter for smothering Winters. She was sentenced to 20 years for Rivers, and 8 to 25 years for Winters, to be served concurrently, with parole eligibility after 17 years. She is imprisoned at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility By pleading guilty,"
"against the clinic and doctors who performed surgery on her mother that caused her death. Since 2015, Rivers has been in a relationship with talent agent Mark Rousso. Melissa Rivers Melissa Warburg Rosenberg (previously Endicott; born January 20, 1968), better known as Melissa Rivers, is an American actress, and television host. She is the only daughter of comedian Joan Rivers and producer Edgar Rosenberg. Melissa Warburg Rosenberg was born in New York City, the only child of Joan Rivers and Edgar Rosenberg. She spent the majority of her childhood in Los Angeles, California. She attended the John Thomas Dye School,"
"Melinda Jacobs Grodnick Melinda Jacobs (born August 2, 1967) is an American born entertainment reporter, currently providing content to Secrets of the City and [1]. Over the span of her 20-year career in television/radio Jacobs has interviewed celebrities such as Quincy Jones, Kathie Lee Gifford, Joan Rivers, Demi Lovato and Adrian Peterson. Born in Minneapolis, Jacobs is the third child of five to Alexandra and global entrepreneur Irwin L. Jacobs. She was a competitive figure skater with the United States Figure Skating (USFSA) in the seventies. During her career she has been on-air talent at KSTP-TV (ABC), KMSP-TV (FOX) for"
"Tonight Show with Jay Leno"", a ban instigated by Leno out of respect for Carson. She also never appeared during Conan O'Brien's seven-month run. After Carson's death in 2005, Rivers told CNN that Carson never forgave her for leaving, and never spoke to her again, even after she wrote him a note following the accidental death of Carson's son Ricky in June 1991. On February 17, 2014, Rivers returned to the ""Tonight Show"" as part of a skit in which numerous celebrities paid new host, Jimmy Fallon, after having lost the bet that he would never become the host of"
"Moss on September 20, 1947. They divorced in 1955, and she later married singer Kenneth Errair. In June 1968, Errair died in a plane crash near Bass Lake, California. Jane Withers Jane Withers (born April 12, 1926) is an American actress, model, and singer. Beginning a prolific career as a child actress at the age of three, Withers is a Young Artist Award–Former Child Star ""Lifetime Achievement"" Award honoree, best known for being one of the most popular child film stars of the 1930s and early 1940s, as well as for her portrayal of ""Josephine the Plumber"" in a series"
"and mentally on the spot – and as political as ever. Seeing Jean [again] made me happy; I think if I lived here I'd see a lot of her; that is, if I could do so without being involved in her communism."" Three years later, on 27 April 1973, Ross died in Richmond on Thames, Surrey, aged 61, from cervical cancer. Imogen Poots played Jean Ross in the 2011 television film ""Christopher and His Kind"". Additionally, the character of Sally Bowles has been played by: Julie Harris in ""I Am a Camera"", the 1951 adaptation of ""Goodbye to Berlin"" and"
"theatrical release of ""Holiday Inn"" (1942); ""Dead in Small Doses"", which is set just prior to the release of ""Dixie"" (1943); and ""Dead by Happenstance"", which takes place before she begins filming ""Up in Mabel's Room"" (1944). On February 1, 1997, having suffered from congestive heart disease, she collapsed and died in Manhattan Beach, California, while walking her dog. She was 79 years old. She was survived by one daughter. Marjorie Reynolds Marjorie Reynolds (née Goodspeed; August 12, 1917 – February 1, 1997) was an American film/television actress and dancer, who appeared in more than 50 films. The daughter of"