Object Details
Description (Brief)
Phyllis Diller wore this head band with a white pompom at the end of a rod as part of an outfit also including a red and white Santa dress with belt, pair of red panties, red pantyhose, and white gloves when she joined Bob Hope’s USO tour of the Persian Gulf in 1987. Other members of the 1987 tour included I Dream of Jeannie actress Barbara Eden, Connie Stevens and her daughters Joely and Tricia Leigh Fisher, “God Bless the USA” singer Lee Greenwood, and Miss USA Michelle Royer.
Diller was lifelong friends with Bob Hope, co-starring with him in 3 films and many TV specials. In 1978, the USO of Philadelphia, Inc. awarded Diller the USO Liberty Bell Award “for demonstrating concern for the welfare and morale of America’s armed forces.” The award is also at NMAH (Catalog Number 2003.0289.42).
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Phyllis Diller
Date made
ca 1987
ID Number
2003.0289.09.05
accession number
2003.0289
catalog number
2003.0289.09.05
Object Name
Head Ornament
Physical Description
fur (overall material)
metallic fibers (overall material)
synthetic fibers (overall material)
adhesive tape (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 4 in; 10.16 cm
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Phyllis Diller
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Holidays and Celebrations, general
Christmas
Humor
Comedians
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1218432