Comedian Joan Rivers poses for a portrait, circa 1965 in New York City.
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.
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.
Joan Rivers in Chicago on Feb. 5, 1983.
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.
Rivers and daughter Melissa on the red carpet at the 77th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 27, 2005.
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.
