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Phyllis Ada Diller (née Driver; July 17, 1917 – August 20, 2012) was an American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist, best known for her eccentric stage persona, self-deprecating humor, wild hair and clothes, and exaggerated, cackling laugh.
Laughter and joy, according to relief theory, result from this release of excess nervous energy. [1] According to relief theory, humor is used mainly to overcome sociocultural inhibitions and reveal suppressed desires. It is believed that this is why we laugh while being tickled, due to a buildup of tension as the tickler "strikes." [1] [9]
RKO Radio Pictures: Release date. 1935 () Country: United States: Language: English: Budget: $127,000 [1] Box office: $116,000 [1] His Family Tree is a 1935 comedy ...
Morris was born to a Jewish family in the Bronx, New York, the son of Hugo and Elsie (née Theobald) Morris. [1] His father was a rubber company executive. Morris attended New York University on a dramatic arts scholarship. [2] During World War II, he was assigned to a United States Army Special Services unit where he was the First Sergeant.
Cliff was of part French-Canadian descent, and his family's surname was originally "Arcouet". [4] Cliff Arquette fathered a son named Alden Arquette in 1921 when he and his girlfriend were 16. Their marriage was annulled (there is no record of the marriage) but there is a record of Alden's birth.
From the late 1950s to the early 1970s, Douglass had a virtual monopoly on the laugh-track business. [7] In 1966, TV Guide critic Dick Hobson said the Douglass family were "the only laugh game in town." [8] When it came time to "lay in the laughs", the producer would direct Douglass where and when to insert the type of laugh requested. [8]
Karno was a pioneer of slapstick, and in his biography, Laurel stated, "Fred Karno didn't teach Charlie [Chaplin] and me all we know about comedy. He just taught us most of it". [ 21 ] Film producer Hal Roach stated: "Fred Karno is not only a genius, he is the man who originated slapstick comedy.
Berman was born in Chicago, the son of Irene (née Marks) and Nathan Berman.He was Jewish. [5] He had a younger brother, Ronald. [6]He served in the Navy during World War II, [7] after which he enrolled in Chicago's Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago (now at DePaul University) as a drama student.