Joan Rivers’s Life in Photos
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Comedian Joan Rivers poses for a portrait, circa 1965 in New York City.
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Rivers with Ed Sullivan on The Ed Sullivan Show, Sept. 11, 1966.
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An image from Kraft Music Hall, in August 1968.
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Producer Edgar Rosenberg and wife, Joan Rivers, during the 10th anniversary party for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on Sept. 30, 1972.
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Rivers with Tonight Show host Johnny Carson on Oct. 5, 1976.
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Joan Rivers in Chicago on Feb. 5, 1983.
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Rivers, as guest host of The Tonight Show, interviews Oprah Winfrey on Jan. 27, 1986.
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Rivers and RuPaul during a taping of The Joan Rivers Show at CBS Broadcast Center in New York on July 28, 1993.
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Rivers and daughter Melissa on the red carpet at the 77th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 27, 2005.
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Rivers, Kelly Osbourne, George Kotsiopoulos, and Giuliana Rancic on Fashion Police during the 2013 season.
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Rivers on Fashion Police during the 2013 season.
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