Celebrity | Joan Rivers Joan Rivers, in Photos Comedian is dead at 81 By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Sep 4, 2014 3:04 PM CDT Copied Joan Rivers on April 12, 1965, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Dan Grossi, File) See 11 more photos The AP provides a look at Joan Rivers over the years in these images. The groundbreaking comedian died today at age 81. Read These Next Something James Carville said made Melania Trump's lawyer unhappy. Vance's office says it wasn't involved in the river-raising. Ivanka and Jared are making headlines again. Justice Department goes after a prominent Trump foe. Report an error