M*A*S*H Actress Loreta Sweet, 87, dies

Loreta Sweet, who won the Emmy Awards for her role in the famous TV series M*A*S*H, died on Friday, according to her actor.

She died at her home in New York at the age of 87. It is likely that she died for natural reasons, although the forensic report is suspended.

On M*A*S*H, Swit, the nurse in the American army, played by Major Margaret, “Hot lips”, Hollehan. The series, which followed a mobile army surgical hospital during the Korean War, continued for 11 seasons from 1974 to 1983.

SWIT was nominated for many awards, and in almost every episode of the series appeared, including the end that attracted standard viewers in the United States.

The show is still one of the most successful and famous series in the history of American television. The conclusion of her season was the most watched episode of any TV series in history when it ended in 1983.

As “hot lips”, Sweet played the difficult but weak army nurse, who gained the title after a relationship with Major Frank Burns, who was played by Larry Linfelle.

Use comedy and joke to address difficult issues such as racism, sexual discrimination and post -traumatic effects within the army. It was based on the 1968 book, “Mash: a novel on three army doctors”, formulated by the army surgeon.

Along with M*A*S*H, SWit also appeared in other TV programs, movies and even game shows during her career. She moved to the Broadway stage at the “same time, next year”, “Mami” and “Sherley Valentine”.

She said in an interview with Star magazine in 2010: “Acting is not hiding for me, it reveals. We give you a license.