'M*A*S*H' star Loretta Swit dies at 87 | Gephardt Daily

By United Press International

'M*A*S*H' star Loretta Swit dies at 87 | Gephardt Daily

May 30 (UPI) -- Actor Loretta Swit died Friday, her publicist, Harlan Boll, confirmed with UPI. Swit was 87 and died in her New York City home at 12:01 p.m. EDT.

A police report suspects natural causes but the final coroner's report is pending.

Following the series, Swit continued to appear in theatrical and television movies, and episodes of Murder, She Wrote, Burke's Law and Diagnosis Murder. Her last screen role was the 2019 movie Play the Flute.

On stage, Swit performed in shows like Same Time, Next Year, Shirley Valentine and The Vagina Monologues.

Swit founded the SwitHeart Animal Alliance in 2016 which works in animal rescue, training and anti-cruelty efforts. She published a book of animal portraits called SwitHeart: The Watercolor Artistry & Animal Activism of Loretta Swit in 2017.

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