Loretta Swit dead: ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan on ‘M*A*S*H’ was 87
Loreta Sweet, the Emmy Prize -winning actress, who is famous for her time in the name of Major Margaret “Hot Lips”, died on the TV version of “M*A*S*H”, on Friday in her apartment in New York City, and her representative confirmed on the Times. It was 87.
Sweet was found by the housekeeper at approximately 10 am, according to propaganda, Harlan Paul, who said he was on the phone with her at 11 pm local time on Thursday night – 2 am on Friday in New York. Paul said, in the gatekeeper, he saw her falling something in the mail at four in the morning on Friday, New York time, and six hours later.
Actor – Born in Loreta Jin Szuid on November 4, 1937, in Basyik, New Jersey – I liked to play hot lips to the point that she was the only performance other than Alan Alda, who stayed in the series of her pilot in 1972 to 1972 Its conclusion that was very monitored in 1983. “M*A*S*H”, which was placed during the Korean war, was the comic play but also more than that to SWit.
“There, I think, intelligence behind humor,” is it The Times said In 1977, “The audience is huge, and they deserve to be enjoying the highest level we can achieve.”
Although her depiction of the blonde driven by sexual desire in the event of fatigue and shoes of the army was settled to put the family name, she was behaving since her eighth birthday in theatrical production and musical plays in New York. She left the house at the age of 17 to work on the theater, as she avoids secretarial jobs while studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Easily recognized practical work company has moved from comedy to drama, behaving at “The same time, next year”, “Mami” and “The Strange Spouses” before moving to Los Angeles to become the starring role in “M*A*S*H.” She appeared in a famous series such as “Hawaii Five-O”, “Mission: Impossible” and “Mannix”, and she had a fruitful TV career until recently.
Her latest TV appearance was the same in 2024 Fox Tribute Special “M*A*S*H: The comedy that changed the TV.”
Her theatrical work was abundant, in addition to Broadway, outside Broadway, regional and national work, which included shows in southern California. she Harry Hameen joined At “One November Yankee” at the Noho Art Center in 2012, three years later Theatrical reading With a different actor in Pasadena Playhouse.
“M*A*S*H” photographed its external scenes in the Malibu Cret State Park, where the group was re -created in order to enjoy fans in 2008.
“It is exciting to honor this way,” Sweet told the Times That year. “I think that if I had to summarize this, what we are most proud of is that we made everyone meet. I think this will also bring people to people.”
Swit was nominated for 10 EMMYS for her role in the hot lips and won her presentation to support the actress in a comedy, varied or music series in 1980 and 1982. She got four Golden Globe’s nominations for her work in “M*A*S*H”, in the actress categories she offers and supported, but she did not win.
She was given a star to Hollywood celebrities in 1989, near what is now the amoeba music home.
An animal lover, Sweet has created the Swithart Animal Alliance to prevent cruelty and end the suffering of animals. The alliance with many non -profit organizations and programs to protect, save, train and care for animals and preserve their habitats, while increasing public awareness of issues related to local, farm, strange, land and land animals.
I created a technical book, “Swithart: The Watercolor Artistry and Animal Tistmism of Loretta Swit”, which includes 65 of its full paintings and drawings and 22 of its pictures. The revenues went to the causes of animals, and the 2016 Betty White Award was group actors and other animals one of the many medals that she got in her charitable work.
The former independent writer TL Stanley contributed to this report.