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Loretta Swit Dies: ‘M*A*S*H’ Emmy Winner Who Played “Hot Lips” Houlihan Was 87


Loretta Swit, who played Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the hit comedy series M*A*S*H, died today at her home in New York City. She was 87. Her death was announced by her representative Harlan Boll, who said a New York City police report indicates Swit died just after midnight today of suspected natural causes. […]

Loretta Swit, who played Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the hit comedy series M*A*S*H, died today at her home in New York City. Born Loretta Jane Szwed on November 4, 1937, in Passaic, New Jersey, studied drama in New York City with Gene Frankel, the noted theater director and acting teacher. She also appeared in such TV films as Games Mother Never Taught You with Sam Waterston, Hell Hath No Fury with Barbara Eden, The Execution with Rip Torn, Dreams of Gold with Cliff Robertson, and A Killer Among Friends with Patty Duke.

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