One of the things that I like most about Gilda is her ability to do anything to make people happy. She went to great lengths for a laugh, ranging from shoving alphabet soup up her nose to dressing herself up in some of the most unattractive getups imaginable. I especially respect her ability to alter her appearance to such epic proportions for entertainment, and on live television at that. Most women would obsess over having every perfect hair in place and she was mussing herself up for fun.
One of Gilda’s characters, Candy Slice, is based on another one of my favorite female entertainers, Patti Smith. In the Candy Slice skits Gilda would color in armpit hair and pass out on stage, which does the job to get a laugh.
Gilda was married to another amazing comedian, Gene Wilder. I can only imagine that theirs was one of the most exciting marriages ever. After her death from ovarian cancer, Wilder did everything he could to raise awareness for the disease.
Although she has stated that she dealt with image issues when she was younger she clearly overcame them. Throughout her career she blossomed into an incredibly confident woman who was unconcerned with image and focused on creating characters who made people laugh at the expense of conventional beauty. I think that this made her one of the most beautiful women to ever live.
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