Title: Brett Sommers passes away
William S. Wilson - September 17, 2007 11:09 PM (GMT)
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| Actress and comedian Brett Somers, who amused game show fans with her quips on the "Match Game" in the 1970s, has died, her son said. She was 83. Somers died Saturday at her home in Westport of stomach and colon cancer, Adam Klugman said Monday. Hosted by Gene Rayburn, "Match Game" was the top game show during much of the 1970s. Contestants would try to match answers to nonsense questions with a panel of celebrities; much of the humor came from the racy quips and putdowns. Shows from the 1973-79 run, featuring regulars like Somers, Richard Dawson and Charles Nelson Reilly, are still seen on cable TV's GSN (formerly Game Show Network.) Somers married actor Jack Klugman, the future star of the television shows "Quincy" and "The Odd Couple," in 1953. The two separated in 1974, but never divorced. |
I always loved the rapport she had with CNR on that show.
Richard Harland Smith - September 18, 2007 04:23 PM (GMT)
I'd love to see a picture of Somers in her youth. Until then, I'll always remember her exactly like this...
Jason Minnix - September 18, 2007 04:46 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Richard Harland Smith @ Sep 18 2007, 12:23 PM) |
| I'd love to see a picture of Somers in her youth. |
Carl Isonhart - September 18, 2007 05:05 PM (GMT)
Why did she and Jack never divorce?
RIP Brett!
RIP Brett!
Marc Edward Heuck - September 18, 2007 11:40 PM (GMT)
Dare I say it, but losing a funny lady like Brett makes me feel really BLANK.
Erik Nelson - September 19, 2007 05:00 AM (GMT)
THE MATCH GAME set of DVDs does a thorough job of presenting Somers' history with the show and friendship with Gene Rayburn. It's also an interesting time capsule of the late seventies and early eighties and a lot of fun.