Here’s my choreography from the 62nd Academy Awards! Phyllis Dalton won the #Oscar for Costume Design for Henry V. I’m so grateful to have been part of this phenomenal event and to have had such magnificent dancers perform my choreography! xoxoP #paulaabdul #academyawards The Academy #choreography #choreographer #dancers #academyawards #costumedesign | Paula Abdul

The costumes in DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (‘65), designed by Phyllis Dalton, inspired the “Zhivago Look” for designers such as Yves St. Laurent and Christian Dior who popularized the fur trims and boots which came back into fashion during the ‘60s. #31DaysOfOscar | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Phyllis Diller in 1973 on the importance of women. #phyllisdiller #beingphyllis #1970s #womensupportingwomen #womeninspiringwomen #feminism #strongwomen #noahsark #betsyross #paulrevere #ladygodiva #comedy #legend #historylesson | The Phyllis Diller

Jennifer Holliday's Unforgettable Tony Awards Performance

Phyllis and her date, Ken Hanson, at the Tony Awards. Phyllis was asked in a 1986 interview if she was expecting the Tony Award nomination: "No, not at all. I didn't think that I was going to win after I was nominated either. I really thought that another girl who sang a duet with me (Terri Klausner) should've gotten the nomination. But to give a white girl a Tony Award nomination in a black show wouldn't make any sense. So for once, the tables were turned. I thought it was kinda cute. (She laug