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Brett Somers

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  • Birth Name: Audrey Johnston
  • Birth Place: New Brunswick, Canada
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/11/1924, Cancer
  • Date of Death: 09/15/2007
  • Profession: Actor; comedian
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Brett Somers Fast Facts:
  • Born Audrey Johnston, Somers took the name Brett from a character in Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises; Somers was her mother's maiden name.
  • Made her big-screen debut in 1965 with roles in the dramas Bus Riley's Back in Town and A Rage to Live.
  • Best known for her frequent appearances on the game show Match Game throughout the 1970s.
  • Played the wife of her husband Jack Klugman's character, Oscar Madison, in 1970-73 episodes of the sitcom The Odd Couple; the pair separated in 1974, but never divorced.
  • In 2003, wrote and starred in the one-woman cabaret show An Evening with Brett Somers, continuing to perform even after being diagnosed with cancer.
  • Brett Somers Relationships:
  • Adam Klugman - Son
  • David Klugman - Son
  • Jack Klugman - Husband
  • Leslie - Daughter
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