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

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

Swit appeared in all but 11 episodes of the series, nearly four times longer than the Korean War .

The CBS show aired for 11 years from 1972 to 1983 , revolving around life at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital .

Swit was tempted to leave " M.A.S.H. ” for its last two seasons .

She says she advocated for an affair with Houlihan 's foil, Frank Burns , played by Linville in the TV version.

Swit: “You can’t help but get better as an actor working with scripts like that’s what they wanted her to do.

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