Phyllis Diller’s costume and wig room included hair pieces of seemingly every color. How many? She responded with her signature laugh, saying, “I never counted.” (Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times)
Phyllis Diller called her kitchen the Scarlet Scullery and painted it red, her favorite color. “I think that’s because in my childhood, everything was very dull,” she said. “Red represents my newfound happiness.” (Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times)
Diller called her living room the Bob Hope Salon and decorated it with an oil painting of the fellow comedian whom she called her mentor. (Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times)
Phyllis Diller strikes a pose in front of a painting of a stage curtain. (Carlos Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
