India, May 31 -- Loretta Swit, popular for her role as Major Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan on MASH*, died on Friday, her representative Harlan Boll confirmed to TMZ. She was 87 years old. The report cited police records to add that officials suspect that she passed away of natural causes. She was in her New York City home.

Swit and Alan Alda were the longest-serving cast members on MASH, which was based on Robert Altman's 1970 film, which was itself based on a novel by Richard Hooker, the pseudonym of H. Richard Hornberger. The CBS sitcom aired for 11 years from 1972 to 1983. Its finale had over 100 million viewers.

Details: Born January 28, 1936, Alda is 89 years old. He appeared in all 256 episodes, winning six Emmys for acting, writin...