M*A*S*H – What Even Die Hard Fans Don’t Know!
Nurse?
To reflect the reality of war, a lot of nurses were cast on M*A*S*H, and they didn’t last long. They didn’t have large parts, so writers gave them bland names. The writers drew inspiration from the HAM operators and military, giving the nurses names from the phonetic alphabet. Kellye Nakahar, an actress who was frequently credited as Nurse Kellye, also appeared under other nurse names.
Nakahar was called Nurse Yamato, Nurse Charlie, and Nurse Able. Her role eventually expanded into a speaking part, with her most significant scene in the eleventh season where she got into an argument with Hawkeye.
