Loretta Swit, who received Emmy Awards for her position on the comedy sequence M*A*S*H, has died aged 87.
Her publicist, Harlan Boll, mentioned the actress handed away at her dwelling in New York Metropolis simply after noon on Friday, probably from pure causes.
She was finest recognized for her star flip as Main Margaret Houlihan on CBS’ M*A*S*H, which aired for 11 years from 1972 to 1983.
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Wayne Rogers, Loretta Swit, McLean Stevenson and Alan Alda on the set of M*A*S*H* in 1973. Pic: Rex Options
Based mostly on Robert Altman’s 1970 movie of the identical identify, M*A*S*H has been ranked as one of many best exhibits of all time by Rolling Stone and Time Out, with the finale watched by greater than 100 million viewers – the most-watched episode of any scripted sequence ever.
Within the movie, Main Margaret Houlihan was a one-dimensional, promiscuous character nicknamed Sizzling Lips, however the character was developed and deepened within the present.
Swit instructed Suzy Kalter, creator of “The Complete Book of M*A*S*H,” that because the present went on, “I decided to try to play her as a real person, in an intelligent fashion, even if it meant hurting the jokes”.
She received Emmy Awards for Excellent Supporting Actress in a Comedy Collection in 1980 and 1982 for her position within the present.
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Loretta Swit holds her Emmy Award for Excellent Supporting Actress in 1982. Pic: AP
Born Loretta Jane Szwed in Passaic, New Jersey, in 1937, she was the daughter of Polish immigrants.
She enrolled within the American Academy of Dramatic Arts earlier than arriving in Hollywood in 1969.
Together with M*A*S*H, she made appearances in exhibits like Gunsmoke, Hawaii 5-O, Mission Not possible and Bonanza.
Swit additionally made common appearances in theatre, starring on Broadway in 1975 in Similar Time, Subsequent 12 months, and The Thriller of Edwin Drood in 1986.
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Loretta Swit poses in Los Angeles, California, 21 November 1983. File pic: AP
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Loretta Swit arrives on the Annual Tv Academy Honors in Beverly Hills, California in 2010. File pic: AP
Swit additionally appeared in numerous TV musical specials, together with The Muppet Present and the Broadway musical It is a Hen, It is a Aircraft, It is Superman.
