Florrie Fisher Death
Florrie passed away on May 26, 1972 at the age of 53 in Miami, Florida, USA. Florrie's cause of death was cardiac arrest.
When did Florrie Fisher die?
May 26, 1972How did Florrie Fisher die? What was the cause of death?
Cardiac arrestHow old was Florrie Fisher when died?
53Where did Florrie Fisher die? What was the location of death?
Miami, Florida, USA
Florrie Fisher Birthday and Date of Death
Florrie Fisher was born on September 18, 1918 and died on May 26, 1972. Florrie was 53 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: September 18, 1918
Date of Death: May 26, 1972
Age at Death: 53
Florrie Fisher - Biography
Florence "Florrie" Fisher (c. 1918 – 26 May 1972) was an American motivational speaker in the 1960s and 1970s who traveled to high schools in the United States, telling stories about her past as a heroin addict and prostitute. She is better known today as the inspiration for the character Jerri Blank on the television series Strangers with Candy.
Fisher said she had a series of short-lived marriages. She describes being married at least four separate times: first in a parent-arranged marriage to a childhood friend named Joe Rosinsky; next, to her pimp, whom she identified in her autobiography as David "Davey" Bohm; to a heroin junkie identified as Danny Orenstein, who claimed to be an insurance collector in Miami; and lastly, in 1968, to a Filipino sheet metal foreman named Manuel "Philip" Bacalad (aka Bocala), whom she initially met as a pen pal just prior to becoming a motivational speaker.
Fisher's distinctive appearance, thick Brooklyn accent, and larger-than-life tales of prostitution, drug binges, larceny, botched abortions, and lesbian jailhouse encounters, turned her into a cult figure in the late 1970s, with bootleg videos of her speaking engagements becoming a collector's item in the 1980s.
