Fright wig worn by Phyllis Diller
notes: label: Description
content: As part of her signature look, Phyllis Diller generally wore a fright wig: a wig with hair that stands out from the head. Diller began bleaching her hair early in her career in an attempt to look less like the average girl next door. After years of bleaching her hair it began to thin. A beauty parlor gave her a special rubber massage brush to stimulate hair regrowth, and while it did not lead to more hair growth it did make her hair stand on end, which quickly became her signature style. This style progressed and became more outlandish until she began wearing fright wigs like this one.
place: label: place made
content: Japan
topic: label: Subject
content: Humor
label: Subject
content: Comedians
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Phyllis Diller
label: Exhibition
content: Entertainment Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Phyllis Diller
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2003.0289.11
label: accession number
content: 2003.0289
label: catalog number
content: 2003.0289.11
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Wig
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: synthetic fibers (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: kanekalon (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 17 in x 14 in x 5 in; 43.18 cm x 35.56 cm x 12.7 cm