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.
Wayne Rogers, Trapper John on hit television show MASH, dies at 82. Former actor Wayne Rogers, who played wisecracking US Army surgeon Trapper John McIntyre in the acclaimed Korean War television comedy MASH before leaving after three seasons in a contract dispute, has died in Los Angeles, a spokeswoman says. He was 82.