LOS ANGELES -- Legendary comedian Phyllis Diller has died.
Diller died at her L.A. home, surrounded by family.
She was 95.
Diller was recovering from a fall and had been sick for the last few months.
She had been living in hospice care at her home.
Diller suffered a heart attack in 1999 and was later fitted with a pacemaker.
Phyllis began her career all the way back in 1952.
She rose to fame with her TV specials alongside Bob Hope in the 1960s.
Later that decade, Phyllis starred in her own show called "The Phyllis Diller Show" and was
a regular on Laugh-In.
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