Thalidomide became an over-the-counter drug in Germany around 1960 and could be bought without a prescription. Shortly after the drug was sold, in Germany, between 5,000 and 7,000 infants were born with phocomelia. Merely 40% of these children survived.
Actress Sally Kellerman portrayed her in the Robert Altman film adaptation (where the character was renamed O'Houlihan; however, like many of the M*A*S*H* characters, Hot Lips is probably best known from the television series, where her part was played by Loretta Swit.
Actor | Soundtrack | Director. Gary Burghoff was born on May 24, 1943 in Bristol, Connecticut, USA as Gary Rich Burghoff. He is an actor, known for M*A*S*H (1972), MASH (1970) and Behind the Waterfall (1995). He has been married to Elisabeth Bostrom since 1991. They have two children. He was previously married to Janet Gayle.