Brett Somers | Game-show regular, 83

Actress and comedian Brett Somers, 83, who amused game-show fans with her quips on the

Match Game

in the 1970s, has died.

Ms. Somers died Saturday at her home in Westport, Conn., of stomach and colon cancer, her son, 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.

Ms. 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.

They made many television appearances as a couple. She appeared on several episodes of The Odd Couple, playing the ex-wife of Klugman's character. - Associated Press