Loretta Swit has passed away: career, personal life, and legacy
31 may 2025 в 14:13
Loretta Swit left behind a legacy of her acting career. The actress is best known for her role as Major Margaret Houlihan in the series M*A*S*H, Swit ultimately played various roles in movies and television shows. In May 2025, the actress passed away at the age of 87. Although the official cause of her death is still unknown, several sources have reported that her age may have been a contributing factor.
As Swit once said in a 1979 interview with People magazine: «But I love my work and my friends. I can’t imagine a happier life». She clearly expressed her love for her career and inner circle, and we remember Swit below. Learn more about Swit’s life, career, and death.
Swit was suspected to have died of natural causes, according to several sources. However, according to NBC News, the report from the medical examiner’s office is still pending.
Swit was previously married to ex-husband Dennis Holahan from 1983 to 1995. As fans of M*A*S*H remember, Holahan appeared in one of the series' episodes. After the end of their decade-long marriage, the late actress stated that she was content with never getting married again. During a 1979 interview with People magazine, the Emmy award-winning actress said she was «not interested in marriage».
As for the reason? «I have a career, friends, and things I want to do», - Swit noted. «I don’t want a lot of other demands. And, thanks to [M*A*S*H co-star] Alan [Alda], who deeply understands women, I no longer feel guilty about not wanting a family. My parents and friends are my family».
Swit was no stranger to how women were portrayed on screen and how they were perceived beyond it. During an interview with People, she recalled working with Jacqueline «Jackie» Bisset in the 1972 film «Stand Up and Be Counted».
«I realized that sexist humiliations even happened to beautiful, wonderful people like Jackie when one venomous columnist wrote that she wanted an engagement ring from Michael Sarrazin for Christmas», - Loretta said at the time. «Jackie was humiliated. It was so stupid because she just didn’t want to get married. A few months ago, I encountered something similar. I was dating a man in New York [broker Dick Farwell], and people constantly asked if we were going to get married — as if it was my last chance, and I was dying to do it. Unfortunately, he told someone that he considered it inevitable».
No, Loretta did not have children.
Thanks to her long acting career, Loretta left behind an estate worth $ 4 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth
As Swit once said in a 1979 interview with People magazine: «But I love my work and my friends. I can’t imagine a happier life». She clearly expressed her love for her career and inner circle, and we remember Swit below. Learn more about Swit’s life, career, and death.
Swit was suspected to have died of natural causes, according to several sources. However, according to NBC News, the report from the medical examiner’s office is still pending.
Swit was previously married to ex-husband Dennis Holahan from 1983 to 1995. As fans of M*A*S*H remember, Holahan appeared in one of the series' episodes. After the end of their decade-long marriage, the late actress stated that she was content with never getting married again. During a 1979 interview with People magazine, the Emmy award-winning actress said she was «not interested in marriage».
As for the reason? «I have a career, friends, and things I want to do», - Swit noted. «I don’t want a lot of other demands. And, thanks to [M*A*S*H co-star] Alan [Alda], who deeply understands women, I no longer feel guilty about not wanting a family. My parents and friends are my family».
Swit was no stranger to how women were portrayed on screen and how they were perceived beyond it. During an interview with People, she recalled working with Jacqueline «Jackie» Bisset in the 1972 film «Stand Up and Be Counted».
«I realized that sexist humiliations even happened to beautiful, wonderful people like Jackie when one venomous columnist wrote that she wanted an engagement ring from Michael Sarrazin for Christmas», - Loretta said at the time. «Jackie was humiliated. It was so stupid because she just didn’t want to get married. A few months ago, I encountered something similar. I was dating a man in New York [broker Dick Farwell], and people constantly asked if we were going to get married — as if it was my last chance, and I was dying to do it. Unfortunately, he told someone that he considered it inevitable».
No, Loretta did not have children.
Thanks to her long acting career, Loretta left behind an estate worth $ 4 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth
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