Gwen Farrell Adair, the actress best known for playing several nurses in the ’70s TV show M*A*S*H, is dead at 94.
On Thursday, April 30, Adair died of natural causes in Sherman Oaks, California, her son announced in a GoFundMe campaign. As of writing, more than $1,300 of the $13,000 goal had been raised toward her funeral expenses.
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