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Maggie Griffin, impish mother of comedian Kathy, dies at 99

| March 18, 2020 1:27 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The mother of comedian Kathy Griffin, who inspired many of the jokes in her famous daughter's standup routines, has died. Maggie Griffin was 99.

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