By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) – Joan Rivers, the pioneering comedian known for her acerbic wit, classic put-downs and for asking “Can we talk?,” died on Thursday at the age of 81 in a New York hospital a week after her heart stopped during an outpatient medical procedure. Melissa Rivers, the comedian’s only child, said her mother died peacefully, surrounded by family and friends, at 1:17 p.m. EDT (1717 GMT). Although that is difficult to do right now, I know her final wish would be that we return to laughing soon,” Melissa Rivers added in a statement. Groundbreaking comedy star and actor Robin Williams, 63, hanged himself on Aug. 13 in California.
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