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.
MASH's 'Father Mulcahy' actor William Christopher dies aged 84. William Christopher, who played the unassuming US Army chaplain Father Mulcahy in the long-running hit TV series MASH, has died at the age of 84. Christopher was one of the few cast members to feature in all 11 MASH seasons.