Gwen Farrell Adair Dies: ‘M*A*S*H’ Actress Was 94
Gwen Farrell Adair, an actress known for her roles as various nurses on the television series M*A*S*H, has died at the age of 94. She passed away from natural causes in Sherman Oaks, as confirmed by her son. Beyond her acting career, Adair was a pioneering female boxing referee and operated a Fatburger restaurant founded by her mother.
- ▪Gwen Farrell Adair died of natural causes on Thursday in Sherman Oaks.
- ▪She appeared in multiple roles on M*A*S*H, including Nurses Gwen, Wilson, Butler, and Able, as well as an anesthesiologist.
- ▪Adair became the first female licensed boxing referee in Los Angeles in 1979.
- ▪She owned and operated a Fatburger location founded by her mother, Lovie Yancey, in 1947.
- ▪Farrell also appeared in films such as Soylent Green, Earthquake, and Towering Inferno.
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Alan Alda, Gwen Farrell and Greg Mabrey in 'M*A*S*H' 20th Century Fox Television/Courtesy Everett Collection Gwen Farrell Adair, the actress known for playing various nurses on M*A*S*H, has died. She was 94. Adair’s son announced that she died of natural causes on Thursday in Sherman Oaks. Born in Austin, Texas, Farrell made her onscreen debut in the second episode of M*A*S*H in 1972, appearing on the CBS war comedy drama as various nurses throughout the show’s 11-season run that concluded in 1983. During her time on the show, she played Nurses Gwen, Wilson, Butler and Able, as well as an anesthesiologist.
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