Jan. 30, 1989: Died:Beatrice Lillie TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1989 MILESTONES Jan. 30, 1989 The Bush Era Begins
Time Magazine MILESTONES, Page 59

DIED. Beatrice Lillie, 94, theater and film comedian touted as the "funniest woman in the world"; at her home in Henley-on- Thames, England. Brandishing her long cigarette holder, Lillie delivered masterly double entendres and verbal sallies. She won a Tony Award in 1953 for her one-woman show An Evening with Beatrice Lillie and acclaim for her roles in such films as Exit Smiling (1927) and Around the World in 80 Days (1956).