Joan Rivers: See the Star's Life in Photos

 Joan Rivers was born Joan Molinsky in Brooklyn, New York, on June 8, 1933. Rivers' first marriage was in 1955 to James Sanger, the son of a Bond Clothing Stores merchandise manager. The marriage lasted six months and was annulled on the basis that Sanger did not want children and had not informed Rivers before the wedding.


Joan's second marriage was on July 15, 1965 to Edgar Rosenberg, who committed suicide in 1987. Their only child, Melissa Warburg Rosenberg (now known as Melissa Rivers), was born on January 20, 1968. Joan has one grandson, Melissa's son Cooper, born Edgar Cooper Endicott in 2000.

Joan was an American actress, comedian, writer, producer and television host, best known for her stand-up comedy, for co-hosting the E! celebrity fashion show Fashion Police. She died on Sept. 4, 2014, at age 81, following complications from surgery.