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Loretta switch‘S. M*A*S*H Costars pay tribute to her following her death at the age of 87.
“Loretta was a very talented actor. She deserved her 10 Emmy nominations and his 2 victories,” Alan Alda writing By x On Friday, May 30. “But more than acting her part, he created it.”
Alda, now 89, starred Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce on M*A*S*H. While Houlihan’s “Hot Lips” Swit played Houlihan. The pair were the only two actors to appear in the pilot and the finale of the War Series, which were broadcast for 11 seasons between 1972 and 1983. In his tribute post, Alda remembered how Swit put it all in the role.
“He worked hard to show the staff to write how they could turn the character from a single joke sexist stereotype into a real person – with real feelings and ambitions,” he continued. “We celebrated the day the script came out listing her character not so hot lips, but like Margaret. Loretta made the best of her time here.”
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Mike Farrellwho joined the cast in season 4 as BJ Hunnicutt, also paying his respect to the Swit.
“Loretta… 1937-2025 🖤,” Farrell, 86. He wrote by Instagram alongside a black and white picture of the Swit.
In addition to Alda and Farrell, the only remaining M*A*S*H Cast members are still alive in Jamie Farr and Gary burgh.
The news broke on Friday that the Swit died. Swit publisher told Hollywood reporter The cause of death seems to be due to natural causes.
The role of Swit on M*A*S*H She won her two Emmes. In 1989, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
“That is, some things had to stay the same. She had to remain one of the antagonists because that was the structure of the show,” said the Swit of her character on the beloved show. “In the second season, we first saw that she was unhappy with Frank and wanted more of her life. Then about the third or fourth year, in a chapter called the nurses, ‘hot lips gave the nurses a speech telling them how lonely she was because she was in charge and that was the way she could change her marriage.”
Following her time on M*A*S*HSwit appeared on several TV movies and game shows including Matching match, pyramid and Hollywood squares. Her last role on screen was in the 2019 movie Play the flute.
