Joan Rivers through the years
Look back at legendary comedian Joan Rivers, from her start as a guest host on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" in the '60s to present-day "Fashion Police."
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Joan Rivers and host Johnny Carson during "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson," in Burbank, Calif., circa the late 1960s.
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Joan Rivers, circa her nightclub days, at her Bel Air home on April 14, 1978.
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Miss America Suzette Charles talks with Joan Rivers on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" in Burbank, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 6, 1984.
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Joan Rivers and husband, Edgar, attend Azzedine Alaia's New York Fashion Week show at the Palladium Disco on Sept. 5, 1985.
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Joan Rivers interviews Pee-wee Herman, one of her firsts guests on "The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers," during its premiere episode on Oct. 9, 1986.
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Joan Rivers talks with first lady Nancy Reagan on "The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers" on Oct. 30, 1986.
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Joan Rivers shows her star power next to her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during her induction ceremony in Los Angeles on July 26, 1989.
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Joan Rivers answered her famous question, "Can we talk?," during the announcement of her syndicated talk show, "The Joan Rivers Show," on Aug. 15, 1989, in Los Angeles.
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New York Post columnist Joey Adams gets a birthday kiss from Joan Rivers at his 80th birthday celebration at the Helmsley Hotel in Manhattan on Monday, Jan. 8, 1991.
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Cher and Joan Rivers on March 20, 1995.
Joan Rivers in an undated photo.
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Joan Rivers with her daughter and co-host, Melissa Rivers, in an undated publicity photo for their pre-Academy Awards show.
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New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, left, watches as Joan Rivers carries a pile of clothing to a cash register at Macy's to kick off the start of "no sales tax" in Manhattan on Wednesday, March 1, 2000.
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Joan Rivers at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan on June 5, 2001.
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Joan Rivers kisses the red carpet at the Emmy Awards on Nov. 4, 2001.
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Joan Rivers hugs Barbara Taylor Bradford at a taping of cable's romance classics channel that discussed the redemption of Leona Helmsley.
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Joan Rivers arrives for a tribute for New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani at the Sheraton New York Hotel in Manhattan on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2001.
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Joan Rivers and her daughter, Melissa, on the red carpet before the 74th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Calif., on March 24, 2002.
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Joan Rivers at the Emmy Awards on Sept. 21, 2003.
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Joan Rivers participates in a fundraiser in Central Park on Nov. 21, 2004.
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Joan Rivers attends the Golden Globe Awards with her daughter, Melissa, on Jan. 16, 2005.
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Joan Rivers, left, and her daughter, Melissa, clown on the red carpet before the 77th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 27, 2005.
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Joan Rivers and her daughter, Melissa, attend the Academy Awards on Feb. 27, 2005.
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Joan Rivers arrives for the 64th Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 15, 2007.
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Joan Rivers attends the Academy Awards on Feb. 25, 2007.
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Joan Rivers attends the 2009 Mardi Gras VIP party at the Zeta Bar of the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, Australia on March 5, 2009.
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Joan Rivers at the opening of "Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work" during the Tribeca Film Festival in Manhattan on April 26, 2010.
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Joan Rivers during her 2010 Tribeca Film Festival opening of "Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work" in Manhattan on April 26, 2010.
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Mother-daughter duo Joan Rivers and Melissa Rivers had appeared together for decades before the 2011 premiere of their WETV reality show, "Joan Knows Best?"
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"Fashion Police" co-hosts Kelly Osbourne and Joan Rivers attend the Badgley Mischka Fall 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Theatre at Lincoln Center in Manhattan on Feb. 14, 2012.
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Joan Rivers attends an E! Network event in New York City on April 30, 2012.
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From left, Martha Stewart, Joan Rivers, Star Jones and Kelly Bensimon attend the Dennis Basso Fall 2013 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Stage at Lincoln Center in Manhattan on Feb. 12, 2013.
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Joan Rivers on her E! show "Fashion Police" with WWE Divas Brie Bella, left, and twin sister, Nikki Bella, on July 18, 2013.
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Joan Rivers, left, and daughter Melissa Rivers attend the Matrix New York Women in Communications Awards at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Monday, April 22, 2013 in Manhattan.
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Joan and Melissa Rivers on the red carpet at the Pre-Grammy Gala & Salute To Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. on on Jan. 25, 2014.
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Joan Rivers visits "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" at Rockefeller Center on Feb. 17, 2014.
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Joan Rivers works on a segment with Kelly Osborne during a break in her show "Fashion Police" on July 10, 2014.
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Joan Rivers reacts to an iPhone message from writer Tony Tripoli during a break in her show "Fashion Police" on July 10, 2014.
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Joan Rivers chats with audience members Scott Shopps, left, and Amanda Reber during a taping of "Fashion Police" on July 10, 2014.
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Joan Rivers officiates at the wedding of William "Jed" Ryan and Joseph Aiello at the Plaza Athenee in Manhattan on Aug. 15, 2014.
