Private Benjamin (TV series) the cast as Colonel Lawrence Fielding, the pompous, well-meaning, but ineffectual, head of the camp. In late 1982, Eileen Brennan was struck by a car and Polly Holliday was brought in as Captain Amanda Allen, intended as a temporary replacement for Brennan's Captain Lewis character, but the show was cancelled shortly thereafter. Private Benjamin (TV series) Private Benjamin is an American sitcom based on the movie of the same name that aired on CBS from April 6, 1981, to January 10, 1983. Eileen Brennan, who reprised her role from the film, won an Emmy and Golden Globe Award for her
Benjamin Kendrick Pierce are all named for Benjamin K. Pierce. Pierce is the subject of a short biography, Louis H. Burbey's "Our Worthy Commander: The Life and Times of Benjamin K. Pierce, in Whose Honor Fort Pierce was Named" (1976). In addition, Pierce is the subject of a second work, 2014's "Searching for Lt. Col. Benjamin Kendrick Pierce", by Thomas and Margaret Lee. Benjamin Kendrick Pierce Benjamin Kendrick Pierce (August 29, 1790 – April 1, 1850) was a career officer in the United States Army. He was the son of New Hampshire Governor Benjamin Pierce and the brother of President Franklin Pierce. Benjamin