Mary Engelbriet’s artistic abilities surfaced early. By age 11 she was already producing works of art. Her high school guidance counselor at Visitation Academy encouraged her to attend college and become a teacher, but Englebreit had other plans. She skipped both college and design school and soon had what the Wall Street Journal dubbed “her …
From her home in Webster Groves, Phyliss Ada Driver performed and became a regular at clubs in the Gaslight Square entertainment district in St. Louis. There, she performed under the stage name Phyliss Diller. She would, of course, go on to find fame and hit the big time with Bob Hope and others. Diller entered …
Phyliss Ada Driver was born on this date. From her home in Webster Groves she performed and became a regular at the Gaslight Square where she was known as Phyliss Diller. She went on to fame with Bob Hope and others.
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