Dick Ebersol's wife, actress Susan Saint James, dies at 80
The gist
Susan Saint James, Emmy-winning actress and wife of TV executive Dick Ebersol, died Monday at 80 of pancreatic cancer.
Her death closes a 44-year marriage that began after a 1981 Saturday Night Live taping.
How it unfolded
- Oct 1981Susan Saint James hosts a Saturday Night Live episode with The Kinks as musical guest and meets producer Dick Ebersol.
- Nov 1981Ebersol and Saint James marry six weeks after meeting.
- Nov 28, 2004A private plane carrying Ebersol and sons Charlie and Teddy crashes during takeoff from Montrose Regional Airport in Colorado; Teddy, 14, the pilot and a flight attendant are killed, and Ebersol and Charlie survive with serious injuries.