Brett Somers of Match Game has died.

[AlCzervik]

Brett Somers, famed for ‘Match Game,’ has died
Quipping comedian was married to ‘Quincy,’ ‘Odd Couple’ star Jack Klugman
The Associated Press
Updated: 10:56 a.m. PT Sept 17, 2007
WESTPORT, Conn. - 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.

They made many television appearances as a couple. Somers appeared on several episodes of “The Odd Couple,” playing the ex-wife of Klugman’s character.

In the summer of 2003, she appeared in a one-woman cabaret show, “An Evening with Brett Somers,” which she wrote and co-produced. She continued to perform after being diagnosed with cancer.
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[Deep13]

1. When I heard that she died, I drew a (blank).

:-(

[KG]

8. DUzy of the week!

[Deep13]

9. I stole it from Family Guy. nt

[nini]

2. bummer.. she was a hoot on that show

:-(

[Pacifist Patriot]

3. I never knew she was married to Jack Klugman.

Wow, that's a long time to be separated and never bother with a divorce.

[swimboy]

4. If this doesn't flush out arwalden, I don't know what will

Oh my gay stars!

[Parche]

5. BS

:cry: :cry: :cry:

She was always hilarious on that show..................

Rip Bret

[Deja Q]

6. .

:(

[soleft]

7. Boobs, Gene

That's what pops in my mind whenever match game is mentioned.

[Left Is Write]

10. That makes me really sad.

[Generic Brad]

11. She was a very funny lady

She brought many a smile to my face when I was a kid. Fond memories of her and Charles Nelson Riley.

[YDogg]

12. That was a cool show.

Blast from the past, fer sure.

RIP.

[KitchenWitch]

13. She was hilarious! RIP Brett!

:cry:

[wildhorses]

14. i loved that show and she was a big reason why

:cry:

[TK421]

15. Doesn't it seem like a lot of really famous, groundbreaking T.V personalities

are dying off in this year? It's really odd....

I'm thinking that those aliens from "Cocoon" are going to come down any minute now....

[Honeycombe8]

16. I remember her. Wow...that means that when I saw The Match Game, she wasn't as old...

as I thought she was!

She was great. Very likeable.