Loretta Swit, 'M.A.S.H.' Star, Dies

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Loretta Swit, Emmy-winner who played Houlihan on TV series 'M.A.S.H.,' has died at 87

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Swit and Alan Alda were the longest-serving cast members on "M.A.S.H." Swit won two Emmy Awards playing Major Margaret Houlihan on the pioneering hit TV series.

The CBS show aired for 11 years from 1972 to 1983 .

The two -and-a-half-hour finale on Feb. 28, 1983 , lured over 100 million viewers, the most-watched episode of any scripted series.

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