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 ...