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Alan Alda Pays Tribute To 11-Year ‘M*A*S*H’ Co-Star Loretta Swit: “Supremely Talented Actor”

Alan Alda paid tribute to his longtime 'M*A*S*H' co-star Loretta Swit, who died May 30: "A supremely talented actor" who "made the most of her time here."

Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce and Loretta Swit as Maj. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houl,ihasn in two scenes from 'M*A*S*H'Everett Collection Swit, who played Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on all 11 seasons of M*A*S*H from 1972-1983, died at her home in New York City at age 87. Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce also for the full run of the 14-time Emmy-winning show, which was based on Robert Altman’s 1970 feature film that starred Elliott Gould as Hawkeye and Sally Kellerman as Hot Lips, the head nurse at the U.S. It remains the most-watched episode of series TV in history, with more than 105 million viewers and mind-boggling 60.2 rating/77 share.

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