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Canadian-American actress and game-show personality ()

Brett Somers
Born	Audrey Dawn Johnston ()July 11, Miramichi, New Brunswick,[1] Canada
Died	September 15, () (aged&#;83) Westport, Connecticut, U.S.
Other&#;names	Brett Somers Klugman, Audrey Klugman, Dawn Johnston
Occupations	Actress comedian singer game show panelist writer
Years&#;active	–
Spouses	Robert H. Klein &#; &#; (m.&#;, divorced)&#; Jack Klugman &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;
Children	3, including Adam Klugman

Brett Somers (born Audrey Dawn Johnston; July 11, – September 15, ) was a Canadian-American game-show personality, actress, and singer.

Somers was best known as a panelist on the s game showMatch Game and for her recurring role as Blanche Madison opposite her real-life husband, actor Jack Klugman, on ABC's The Odd Couple.

Personal life

Born Audrey Dawn Johnston in Halcomb, near Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada, Somers grew up near Portland, Maine.

At age 18, she moved to New York City to pursue a career in acting,^[2] settling in Greenwich Village.

David klugman son of jack klugman wife brett: Born Adam Somers Klugman on July 11, , in West Linn, Oregon, the host is one of Jack's two sons with actress Brett Somers. His older brother is David Klugman. Aside from appearing in the 's "The Odd Couple" when he was a child, Adam also appeared in "Quincy M.E." () and "Skyn Deep" ().

Her chosen first name, Brett, came from the lead female character in Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises. Her chosen last name, Somers, was her mother's maiden name.^[3]

After settling in New York, she married businessman Robert H. Klein in Together they had one child, Leslie Klein (who died of lung cancer in ), but their marriage ended in divorce.^[2] She married actor Jack Klugman in ; they had two sons, David and Adam.^[4][5]

It was long reported that Somers and Klugman separated in but remained legally married until her death; this mistaken belief was furthered by the fact that Klugman waited until after Somers died to marry his second wife.

However, California court records indicate the couple actually divorced in August ^{[6][7][8][9][10]} Somers became a U.S. citizen late in life.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Early career

A member of the Actors Studio from ,^[11][12] Somers began her career in theater and made many of her initial television appearances in dramatic programs such as The Philco Television Playhouse, Kraft Television Theatre, Playhouse 90, The Naked City and Robert Montgomery Presents.^{[citation needed]}

Her Broadway debut was in the play Maybe Tuesday.

The show was a flop and closed after just five performances.^[13] She also appeared onstage in productions of Happy Ending,^[14]The Seven Year Itch, and The Country Girl, the last opposite Klugman.

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She also amassed a number of film credits, including A Rage to Live and Bus Riley's Back in Town.^{[citation needed]}

Television credits

Somers made many appearances on episodic primetime television, including Love, American Style; The Defenders; Have Gun Will Travel; Ben Casey; CHiPs; The Love Boat; Barney Miller and The Fugitive.

In she played Rhoda Morgenstern's Aunt Rose in the season four episode "Rhoda's Sister Gets Married" on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.^[15]

She had a recurring role as Blanche, the former wife of Oscar Madison (played by real-life spouse Jack Klugman) on the ABCsitcomThe Odd Couple in the early s.

In she played Perry Mason's receptionist Gertie on The New Perry Mason, a short-lived revival of the classic TV series, with Monte Markham as Perry Mason. She played the role of Siress Belloby on the science-fiction series Battlestar Galactica.

Match Game

Somers was best known for her appearances as a panelist in the s CBS game show Match Game.

For her debut episodes she sat in the lower-left panel position, but for the remainder of her tenure she occupied the center seat of the upper tier, most often next to Charles Nelson Reilly, who joined as a regular around the same time as Somers and settled into the top-right seat. She was clearly left-handed as she was always seen writing her answers with her left hand.^[16]

The show became known for somewhat outlandish and risque dialogue, sometimes being described as a game played at a cocktail party.

Somers was a familiar on-screen presence, wearing enormous eyeglasses and various wigs.

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She played foil to Charles Nelson Reilly, Betty White, Scoey Mitchell, Fannie Flagg and many others. Somers was sometimes the subject of questions on Match Game, such as "You may or may not believe in reincarnation, but listen to this. In a previous life, Brett used to be a ________."

Somers was not originally considered for the celebrity panel.

When spouse Jack Klugman appeared during the first week of the program in , he insisted that the producers bring her aboard. She remained a regular panelist for the rest of the show's nine-year network and syndicated run. Her appearances on Match Game led radio personality Robin Quivers to impersonate her in parodies of such game shows on The Howard Stern Show.

Quivers' impersonation of Somers was featured in the film Private Parts.^{[citation needed]}

Later life and death

In , she appeared with Charles Nelson Reilly and Betty White (via videolink) as part of a Match Game reunion on the CBS program The Early Show.

She appeared with Reilly on Hollywood Squares during that show's "Game Show Week" in the same year. She appeared in a cabaret show An Evening with Brett Somers in –^[3] In ,^[17] she appeared on the PBS concert special "Magic Moments – The Best of '50s Pop".^[18] In the two-minute segment, hosted by Wink Martindale, Somers was a member of a faux quiz-show panel with Dr.

Joyce Brothers and Rip Taylor. In , she was a prominent interviewee in The Real Match Game Story: Behind The Blank on GSN and hosted the Match Game DVD as well.^{[citation needed]}

During a interview Somers denied rumors that she had cancer, which she reiterated in later interviews.^[10] Somers had a naturally husky voice that might have caused the misconception that she suffered from a throat ailment.

However, she was diagnosed with cancer in Following a period of remission, she died on September 15, , at her home in Westport, Connecticut, at age Her younger son, Adam, gave the cause of her death as stomach and colon cancer.^[5] GSN hosted a daylong tribute to Somers, showcasing her most memorable appearances on Match Game.^[3]

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