Emmy-winning Loretta Swit dies at 87, leaving a legacy

Friday, May 30, 2025, 6:21 pm

Beloved for her iconic role as Major Houlihan on M*A*S*H, Emmy-winning actress Loretta Swit passed away at 87. Her transformative performance, which evolved from a mere caricature into a cultural touchstone, leaves fans mourning the end of an era with both admiration and a wry smile at how time turns legends into memories.

nationalpost.com / Loretta Swit, Emmy-winner who played Houlihan on TV’s M*A*S*H, has died at 87

The growing awareness of feminism in the '70s spurred Houlihan's transformation from caricature to real person, but a lot of the change was due to Swit's influence on the scriptwriters

citynews.ca / Loretta Swit, Emmy-winner who played Houlihan on pioneering TV series ‘M.A.S.H.,’ has died at 87

NEW YORK (AP) — Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Major Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean War on the pioneering hit TV series “M.A.S.H.,” has died. She was 87. Publicist Harlan Boll says Swit died Friday at her home in New…

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