M*A*S*H Star Alan Alda Pays Tribute to Loretta Swit
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Stars of the iconic TV show M*A*S*H including Alan Alda paid tribute to Loretta Swit after news confirmed the TV star had died at the age of 87
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Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Major Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean War on the pioneering hit TV series “M.A.S.H.,” has died.
Loretta Swit died shortly after midnight on May 30, according to publicist Harlan Boll (via THR ), due to suspected natural causes per a police report. For her work on M*A*S*H, she was nominated for the Outstanding Supporting Actress Emmy ten times, a.k.a. for every season of the series except for the very first. She won in both 1980 and 1982.
Loretta Swit, popular for her role as Major Margaret ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan on MASH*, died on Friday, her representative Harlan Boll confirmed to TMZ. She was 87 years old. The report cited police records to add that officials suspect that she passed away of natural causes. She was in her New York City home.
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