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Originally Posted by Marvo301
M*A*S*H was based on real people in a real war (police action). They weren't models, actors, or actresses. They were doctors and nurses and corpsmen. Another words real people. I think on M*A*S*H they did a good job of casting actors and actresses who liked like real people and not like models.
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Loretta Swit is an extremely talented and attractive actress. No, she never has been "model-pretty", but she wasn't playing a model or an actress, she was playing a 1950's era nurse in a war zone. The few occasions when you got to see Hot Lips dolled up, she looked wonderful. However, the character was usually running around with no/minimal make up and un-coiffed hair, which was perfect for the occasion. I think that the show lost credibility in the later seasons when when the character had more modern/groomed hair and heavier make up.