Joan Rivers

Summary

Joan Rivers is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Brooklyn^[2]. She was born on June 8, 1933^[3]. She passed away in Mount Sinai Hospital^[4]. She died on September 4, 2014^[5]. She worked as a comedian^[6], television presenter^[7], film director^[8], screenwriter^[9], and writer^[10]. She ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,401 views/month, #5,218 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Brooklyn^[2], Joan Rivers…
• Born in New York City^[12], Joan Rivers…
• Joan Rivers passed away in Mount Sinai Hospital^[4].
• Joan Rivers was born on June 8, 1933^[3].
• Joan Rivers died on September 4, 2014^[5].
• Joan Rivers's father was Meyer C. Molinsky^[13].
• Joan Rivers's mother was Beatrice Grushman Molinsky^[14].
• Joan Rivers was married to Edgar Rosenberg^[15].
• Joan Rivers was married to James Sanger^[16].
• A child of Joan Rivers was Melissa Rivers^[17].
• Joan Rivers held citizenship in United States^[18].
• English was Joan Rivers's native language^[19].
• Joan Rivers worked as a comedian^[6].
• Joan Rivers worked as a television presenter^[7].
• Joan Rivers's professions included film director^[8].
• Joan Rivers's professions included screenwriter^[9].
• Joan Rivers's professions included writer^[10].
• Joan Rivers worked as a film actor^[20].
• Among Joan Rivers's employers was Bond Clothing Stores^[21].
• Joan Rivers was employed by The Tonight Show^[22].
• Joan Rivers was educated at Connecticut College^[23].
• Joan Rivers's education included a stint at Barnard College^[24].
• Joan Rivers's education included a stint at Columbia University^[25].
• Joan Rivers received the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host^[26].
• Joan Rivers received the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1933-06-08^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2014-09-04^[31]

• Genre(s): comedy^[32]

• Community tags: comedy^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 648c2c29-f8da-4c8f-ae39-52e6ccd71198^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Brooklyn^[2], a borough of New York City^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1634^[37] and New York City^[12], a global city^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1624^[40]. Joan Rivers was born on June 8, 1933^[3]. Her father was Meyer C. Molinsky^[13]. Her mother was Beatrice Grushman Molinsky^[14]. English was her native language^[19].

Education

Educated at Connecticut College^[23], a school^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1911^[43]; Barnard College^[24], a liberal arts college^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1889^[46]; and Columbia University^[25], a private university^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1754^[49], headquartered in Manhattan^[50]. Joan Rivers earned the academic degree of Bachelor of Arts^[51].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include comedian^[6], television presenter^[7], film director^[8], screenwriter^[9], writer^[10], and film actor^[20]. Employers include Bond Clothing Stores^[21], a business^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1914^[54], headquartered in New York City^[55] and The Tonight Show^[22], a television series^[56], directed by Dwight Hemion^[57].

Recognition

Awards received include Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host^[26], a class of award^[58], in United States^[59], founded in 1974^[60]; star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[27], a commemorative plaque^[61], in United States^[62]; and Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year^[63], an award^[64], founded in 1951^[65].

Personal Life

Spouses include Edgar Rosenberg^[15], a film producer^[66], 1924–1987^[67], of Germany^[68] and James Sanger^[16]. A child of Joan Rivers was Melissa Rivers^[17]. Her religion is recorded as Judaism^[69].

Death and Burial

Joan Rivers died on September 4, 2014^[5]. She passed away in Mount Sinai Hospital^[4]. Recorded cause of death include cardiac arrest^[70] and cerebral hypoxia^[71].

Why It Matters

Joan Rivers ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,401 views/month, #5,218 of 1,000,298).^[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[72] She is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[73]

She has been cited as an influence by Louis C.K.^[74], a stand-up comedian^[75], b. 1967^[76], of United States^[77], awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series^[78], specialised in drama^[79] and Eric André^[80], a screenwriter^[81], b. 1983^[82], of United States^[83].

FAQs

Where was Joan Rivers born?

Joan Rivers was born in Brooklyn^[2].

Where did Joan Rivers die?

Joan Rivers died in Mount Sinai Hospital^[4].

Who were Joan Rivers's parents?

Joan Rivers's father was Meyer C. Molinsky^[13]. Joan Rivers's mother was Beatrice Grushman Molinsky^[14].

Who was Joan Rivers married to?

Joan Rivers's spouses include Edgar Rosenberg^[15] and James Sanger^[16].

What did Joan Rivers do for work?

Joan Rivers worked as comedian^[6], television presenter^[7], film director^[8], screenwriter^[9], and writer^[10].

Where did Joan Rivers go to school?

Joan Rivers was educated at Connecticut College^[23], Barnard College^[24], and Columbia University^[25].

What awards did Joan Rivers receive?

Honors received include Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host^[26], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[27], and Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year^[63].

Who did Joan Rivers influence?

Joan Rivers has been cited as an influence by Louis C.K.^[74] and Eric André^[80].