Bill Hayes’ Wife Susan Posts Statement After Husband’s Passing: “May We All Embrace Life With Gusto”
The actress-wife of Bill Hayes, the actor who played the colorful Doug Williams on Days of Our Lives for more than 50 years, has released her first statement since her husband’s passing last week at the age of 98.
On her Instagram account that she shared with her husband, Susan Seaforth-Hayes thanked fans for their support under a vintage black and white shot of the couple.
“To all of you who honored my Billy with a word of remembrance, a sense of personal loss, or even a tear- I thank you,” she wrote. “You touched my heart by seeing in him the goodness and joy I experienced every moment of our wonderful marriage. May we all embrace life with the gusto of Bill Hayes- and enrich it with grace and love ♥️ xx Susan”
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On her Instagram account that she shared with her husband, Susan Seaforth-Hayes thanked fans for their support under a vintage black and white shot of the couple.
“To all of you who honored my Billy with a word of remembrance, a sense of personal loss, or even a tear- I thank you,” she wrote. “You touched my heart by seeing in him the goodness and joy I experienced every moment of our wonderful marriage. May we all embrace life with the gusto of Bill Hayes- and enrich it with grace and love ♥️ xx Susan”
Related: Steve Burton Bids Farewell To ‘Days Of Our Lives’
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- 1/18/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Bill Hayes, the actor who played the colorful Doug Williams on Days of Our Lives for more than 50 years, died at 98, according to a statement from the show.
Hayes originated his Days role in 1970 and played the part on and off through 2023. The show’s statement also observed that, “He and his wife, Susan Seaforth-Hayes, remained the foundation of the Williams-Horton family spanning more than 50 years.” Seaforth-Hayes plays Julie Williams on the show. The duo was awarded Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Daytime Emmys in 2018.
Executive Producer Ken Corday said, “I have known Bill for most of my life and he embodied the heart and soul of Days of our Lives. Although we are grieving and will miss him, Bill’s indelible legacy will live on in our hearts and the stories we tell, both on and off the screen.”
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Hayes originated his Days role in 1970 and played the part on and off through 2023. The show’s statement also observed that, “He and his wife, Susan Seaforth-Hayes, remained the foundation of the Williams-Horton family spanning more than 50 years.” Seaforth-Hayes plays Julie Williams on the show. The duo was awarded Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Daytime Emmys in 2018.
Executive Producer Ken Corday said, “I have known Bill for most of my life and he embodied the heart and soul of Days of our Lives. Although we are grieving and will miss him, Bill’s indelible legacy will live on in our hearts and the stories we tell, both on and off the screen.”
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- 1/13/2024
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Jerome Coopersmith, who received a Tony nomination for writing a 1965 Sherlock Holmes musical and penned more than two dozen episodes of the original Hawaii Five-o during the series’ first nine seasons, has died. He was 97.
Coopersmith died peacefully Friday in Rochester, New York, his family announced.
After earning a Purple Heart for his service during World War II, Coopersmith broke into television writing for quiz shows and historical programs. In the early 1950s, he and Horton Foote worked on the kids-focused Gabby Hayes Show and Johnny Jupiter, and the future Pulitzer Prize and Oscar winner behind To Kill a Mockingbird would become his mentor.
Coopersmith wrote 30 regular installments and two feature-length episodes of CBS’ Hawaii Five-o from 1968-76. Among those was the notable 1975 eighth-season installment Retire in Sunny Hawaii … Forever, which featured Helen Hayes in an Emmy-nominated guest-starring stint as the aunt of her real-life son, James MacArthur.
He then...
Coopersmith died peacefully Friday in Rochester, New York, his family announced.
After earning a Purple Heart for his service during World War II, Coopersmith broke into television writing for quiz shows and historical programs. In the early 1950s, he and Horton Foote worked on the kids-focused Gabby Hayes Show and Johnny Jupiter, and the future Pulitzer Prize and Oscar winner behind To Kill a Mockingbird would become his mentor.
Coopersmith wrote 30 regular installments and two feature-length episodes of CBS’ Hawaii Five-o from 1968-76. Among those was the notable 1975 eighth-season installment Retire in Sunny Hawaii … Forever, which featured Helen Hayes in an Emmy-nominated guest-starring stint as the aunt of her real-life son, James MacArthur.
He then...
- 7/27/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Editors note: Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series debuts and celebrates the scripts of films that will be factors in this year’s movie awards race. Spoiler Alert: This story contains major plot details of Sony’s Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Spider-Man: No Way Home opened December 17 and shattered box office records for the pandemic era and beyond. In case there is anyone out there left who still hasn’t seen the movie, this article will touch on some spoilers from the Sony/Marvel film — and the screenplay certainly will.
In the script by franchise veterans Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, everyone knows that Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is Spider-Man now that J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons) outed him on his webcast. Far From Home villain Mysterio even framed him as a murderer, but the worst part about it is Peter, M.J. (Zendaya) and Ned (Jacob Batalon) all get...
Spider-Man: No Way Home opened December 17 and shattered box office records for the pandemic era and beyond. In case there is anyone out there left who still hasn’t seen the movie, this article will touch on some spoilers from the Sony/Marvel film — and the screenplay certainly will.
In the script by franchise veterans Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, everyone knows that Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is Spider-Man now that J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons) outed him on his webcast. Far From Home villain Mysterio even framed him as a murderer, but the worst part about it is Peter, M.J. (Zendaya) and Ned (Jacob Batalon) all get...
- 1/25/2022
- by Fred Topel
- Deadline Film + TV
That's more like it.
Most of the gang was there for NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 3.
It was the traditional setup, with teams of Sam and Callen, Kensi and Deeks, and Eric and Nell all present.
Hetty's only appearance was by phone, but Admiral Kilbride was there to provide the war stories, over and over again.
Not that Kilbride isn't a crotchety old bastard. Gerald McRaney is making a career of those kinds of roles lately and he does them oh so well.
Kilbride makes the term snowflake sound like the insult it's meant to be. He's not the kind mentor that Hetty is, but he makes that abrasive style work for him.
This was certainly a Kilbride-type of operation, running on minimal intel and lots of bravado.
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I didn't see how his keeping his people in the dark was a good idea,...
Most of the gang was there for NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 3.
It was the traditional setup, with teams of Sam and Callen, Kensi and Deeks, and Eric and Nell all present.
Hetty's only appearance was by phone, but Admiral Kilbride was there to provide the war stories, over and over again.
Not that Kilbride isn't a crotchety old bastard. Gerald McRaney is making a career of those kinds of roles lately and he does them oh so well.
Kilbride makes the term snowflake sound like the insult it's meant to be. He's not the kind mentor that Hetty is, but he makes that abrasive style work for him.
This was certainly a Kilbride-type of operation, running on minimal intel and lots of bravado.
Related: NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 2 Review: Decoy
I didn't see how his keeping his people in the dark was a good idea,...
- 10/14/2019
- by Dale McGarrigle
- TVfanatic
Hey, "NCIS: Los Angeles" fans. We hope you guys enjoyed tonight's premiere episode 1. Now that it's officially come and gone, it's time to reveal a few plotlines that will play out in the next, upcoming episode 2. Thanks to the lovely folks over at CBS, we do have a few things we can share with you guys via their official press release. For starters, we know that episode 2 is officially labeled/titled, "Decoy." It sounds like episode 2 will feature some very interesting and possible action-filled scenes as the NCIS: Los Angeles crew gets hit with multiple cases! Kensi teams up with a different agent and more. We'll go ahead and start off this spoiler session with the NCIS multiple cases situation. It turns out that the NCIS: Los Angeles crew will be extremely busy in this episode. They're going to be getting hit with a number of cases from many different parts of the world!
- 9/29/2019
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Unsung actress Beverly Garland becomes TV’s first lady cop, in what’s claimed to be the first TV show filmed on the streets of New York City. This one-season wonder from 1957 has vintage locations, fairly tough-minded storylines and solid performances, from Bev and a vast gallery of stage and TV actors on the way up.
Decoy
(Policewoman Decoy)
TV Series
DVD
Film Chest Media
1957-’58 / B&W / 1:33 flat full frame (TV) / 39 x 30 min. / Street Date May 30, 2017 / 19.98
Starring: Beverly Garland
Art Direction (some episodes): Mel Bourne
Original Music: Wladimir Selinsky
Written by Lillian Andrews, Nicholas E. Baehr, Cy Chermak, Jerome Coopersmith, Don Ettlinger, Frances Frankel, Steven Gardner, Abram S. Ginnes, Mel Goldberg, Saul Levitt, Leon Tokatyan
Produced by Arthur H. Singer, David Alexander, Stuart Rosenberg, Everett Rosenthal
Directed by Teddy Sills, Stuart Rosenberg, David Alexander, Michael Gordon, Don Medford, Arthur H. Singer, Marc Daniels
How did I experience...
Decoy
(Policewoman Decoy)
TV Series
DVD
Film Chest Media
1957-’58 / B&W / 1:33 flat full frame (TV) / 39 x 30 min. / Street Date May 30, 2017 / 19.98
Starring: Beverly Garland
Art Direction (some episodes): Mel Bourne
Original Music: Wladimir Selinsky
Written by Lillian Andrews, Nicholas E. Baehr, Cy Chermak, Jerome Coopersmith, Don Ettlinger, Frances Frankel, Steven Gardner, Abram S. Ginnes, Mel Goldberg, Saul Levitt, Leon Tokatyan
Produced by Arthur H. Singer, David Alexander, Stuart Rosenberg, Everett Rosenthal
Directed by Teddy Sills, Stuart Rosenberg, David Alexander, Michael Gordon, Don Medford, Arthur H. Singer, Marc Daniels
How did I experience...
- 5/16/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
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