LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American actress Eileen Brennan, best known for her Oscar-nominated role in the 1980 film "Private Benjamin," has died from bladder cancer. She was 80. Los Angeles-born Brennan ...

(AP) Eileen Brennan, who played the captain in “Private Benjamin,” has died at 80. Kim Vasilakis, an assistant to Brennan’s managers, says Brennan died Sunday in Burbank after a battle with bladder ...

Actress Eileen Brennan, Oscar nominee for her supporting role in "Private Benjamin," has died in Burbank, Calif. She was 80. The veteran star of such films as "The Last Picture Show" and "The Sting" ...

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LOS ANGELES — Eileen Brennan, who went from musical comedy on Broadway to wringing laughs out of memorable characters in such films as ``Private Benjamin'' and ``Clue,'' has died. She was 80.

(AP) Whether she was issuing orders as an Army captain in “Private Benjamin,” rambling as a real-life rendition of Mrs. Peacock from “Clue” or blasting an immortal monster with a shotgun as a crazy ...