Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The Real Joan Rivers
Legendary comedian Joan Rivers died yesterday at the age of 81. She was the child of Russian immigrants and a pioneer for women in show business. She was also divisive, one of those people others tend to love or hate. But who was she really? A 2010 documentary called Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work tried to answer that question.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readLegendary comedian Joan Rivers died yesterday at the age of 81. She was the child of Russian immigrants and a pioneer for women in show business. She was also divisive, one of those people others tend to love or hate. But who was she really? A 2010 documentary called Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work tried to answer that question. We hear from one of the filmmakers.
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Remembering Joan Rivers and Breaking Up with Football- 0:00Yelp and the Business of Ranking Businesses
- 12:33Breaking Up with Football
- 25:22Film Fest Buzz
- 41:51The Real Joan RiversYou’re reading this
The full episode
4 of 4Remembering Joan Rivers and Breaking Up with Football- 0:00Yelp and the Business of Ranking Businesses
- 12:33Breaking Up with Football
- 25:22Film Fest Buzz
- 41:51The Real Joan RiversYou’re reading this