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Jul 30, 2013 · Eileen Brennan, who starred in "Private Benjamin" and "The Last Picture Show," has died of cancer at her Burbank, Calif., home, her publicist said. She was 80.
Jul 31, 2013 · Eileen Brennan, the actress best known for her Oscar-nominated role as Goldie Hawn's tormentor in 1980 army comedy Private Benjamin, has died aged 80. Her managers said she died on Sunday at her ...
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Eileen Brennan was born as Verla Eileen Regina Brennan on September 3, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, USA, to John Gerald Brennen, a doctor, and Regina Menehan, a silent film actress. Following high school, she attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She later studied at American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.
Jul 31, 2013 · Brennan’s managers, Jessica Moresco and Al Onorato, said she died Sunday at home in Burbank after a battle with bladder cancer. “Our family is so grateful for the outpouring of love and respect for Eileen,” her family said in a statement. “She was funny and caring and truly one of a kind. Her strength and love will never be forgotten.”.
Jul 31, 2013 · "Eileen Brennan was a brilliant actress, a tough and tender woman and a comic angel," tweeted "Clue" co-star Michael McKean. Brennan's "Private Benjamin" role led to an enduring friendship with Hawn.
Jul 31, 2013 · "Eileen Brennan was a brilliant actress, a tough and tender woman and a comic angel," tweeted "Clue" co-star Michael McKean. Brennan's "Private Benjamin" role led to an enduring friendship with Hawn.
Eileen Brennan Brennan raised in Los Angeles by her mother, a former silent film actress, and her doctor father. At Georgetown University in Washington D.C., she first began to make a name for herself as a comedienne with the college's Mask and Bauble Dramatic Society.
