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 S. Ruffin Jr. because of its substantial African-American community. The struggle for civil rights experienced by blacks was greatly impacted by racial injustice and poverty. Ruffin’s experience growing up in Durham draws upon both issues, influencing his motivation to become a civil rights activist. Benjamin S. “Ben” Ruffin Jr. was born in Durham, North Carolina, on December 11, 1941, to Benjamin S. Ruffin, Sr. and Catherine Ruffin. Growing up, he lived in a section of Durham called the West End, one of the several black communities in the city. West End was a “tight knit community” that shared a family-like bond. When Ruffin