https://www.nhpr.org/tags/joan-rivers Joan Rivers en-US Copyright Thu, 04 Sep 2014 19:22:00 GMT https://www.nhpr.org/2014-09-04/joan-rivers-an-enduring-comic-who-turned-tragedy-into-showbiz-success-dies NPR's Eric Deggans says the comedian was a show business survivor whose tireless work ethic kept her relevant long after other comics would have faded away. She died Thursday at 81. Thu, 04 Sep 2014 19:22:00 GMT https://www.nhpr.org/2014-09-04/joan-rivers-an-enduring-comic-who-turned-tragedy-into-showbiz-success-dies Eric Deggans