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WESTPORT, Conn. (AP) — 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.
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Added: 17th September 2007
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The most memorable episode in the long history of Family Feud! The normally unflappable Richard Dawson loses his compsure completely after a contestant gives an absurd answer.
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Added: 28th September 2007
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Rodney Dangerfield Hosts the 9th Annual Young Comedians Special. Taped at his nightclub in New York City, Dangerfield performed and acted as host while he introduced several young comedians who were given the opportunity to perform. Louie Anderson was one of eleven children and was raised on the east side of Saint Paul, Minnesota. He feels that his first audience was his family and many of his early experiences are the cornerstone of his comedy act. He will have you in stitches talking about his dad. His material involves his relationship with his mother and father, and many life experiences. In 1999, Louie landed the role as host of the new version of Family Feud. He beat out popular country singer Dolly Parton for the role. Anderson asked former Feud host Richard Dawson to come on the premiere show to give him his blessing, but Dawson declined.
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Added: 5th November 2007
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This clip is from early in the first season of Family Feud, so this poor schmuck might be the first in a long line of players to give truly rotten answers during the Fast Money round. (You've got to love how Richard Dawson's shirt matches his tie. Whatever happened to that style?)
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Added: 20th November 2007
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Richard Dawson appears as a mystery guest on the synidcated version of What's My Line in 1974. (Richard had not yet begun his successful tenure as host of Family Feud.)
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Added: 17th February 2008
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From 1985, Richard Dawson wraps up his final show as host of Family Feud with an emotional monologue. (The last three minutes of this clip were never broadcast.)
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Added: 21st May 2008
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A lot of the fun and frivolity on Match Game vanished in 1978 when Richard Dawson began to act surly. He had been hosting the wildly successful Family Feud since 1976 and had grown tired of his panelist role on Match Game. By 1978 Dawson's cold demeanor was adversely affecting Match Game. Watch what happens when some audience members ask him to smile.
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Added: 15th September 2008
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More Match Game silliness: Richard Dawson is cheered before he does anything!
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Added: 24th September 2008
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