Oscar , who earned an Oscar nod for `` Private Benjamin , '' is dead at two . Eileen Brennan was known as brassy character actress . She appeared in `` Private Benjamin , '' `` The Sting and many TV series .
Eileen Brennan , who earned an Oscar nod for `` Private Benjamin , '' is dead at 80 . Brennan was known as brassy character actress . She appeared in `` The Sting , '' `` Clue '' and many TV series .