Was Susan Saint James married? Yes, the actress was married to husband, Dick Ebersol, at the time of her death from pancreatic cancer. Theirs was a long-term marriage that produced three kids. And it all started on the set of an iconic television show.
The couple married in 1981, and the union remained strong until her death at age 80 on October 26, 2026. According to United Press International, the wedding occurred at Saint James’ Hollywood Hills home. The wedding was described to UPI as “a very, very simple” ceremony. Saint James was previously married to writer Richard Neubert and makeup artist Tom Lucas. Saint James had a total of five children; one son with Dick Ebersol, Teddy Ebersol, died at age 14 in a heartbreaking plane crash.
Susan Saint James Met Her Husband Dick Ebersol on the Set of ‘Saturday Night Live’
Saint James and Ebersol met on the set of Saturday Night Live. She was guest hosting the show, according to The Huffington Post, and he was the executive producer (and later chairman of NBC Sports.)
They married six weeks later, The Huffington Post reported.
Ebersol was injured in the plane crash that killed one of the three kids they had together, Teddy, and Saint James’ family statement after her death mentioned this tragedy. “Her defining act: weeks after losing her youngest son, Teddy, in the Nov. 28, 2004 plane crash, she delivered his eulogy as a note to each of her other children and her husband, giving them words to heal. Even in the deepest grief of her life, she put everyone else first,” the statement said, according to The Huffington Post.
They had some other rocky times in their marriage but overcame them; in 2002, Saint James filed for divorce but the couple reconciled a year later, Huffington Post noted.
The couple’s $6.7 million Los Angeles-area home was once featured in the Robb Report, which published photos showing the modern interior.
Dick Ebersol Is a Television Executive Who Was Heavily Involved in Olympics Coverage
Ebersol has a lengthy career with many accomplishments. According to Team USA, “Dick Ebersol is an American television executive who served as chairman of NBC Universal Sports and Olympics, producing 19 Olympic Games telecasts throughout his career. Born in Torrington, Connecticut, Ebersol first became involved in the Olympic Movement as an Olympic researcher at ABC Sports in 1972.”
The site added: “He became president of NBC Sports in 1989 and served as executive producer for the Olympic Games Barcelona 1992. During the 1995-96 television season, for the first and only time in history, Ebersol was able to secure rights for NBC to telecast the World Series, NBA Finals and Olympic Games, all in the same year.”
According to USOPM, Ebersol worked with Lorne Michaels to create Saturday Night Live. Ebersol “also spent a few years running his own production company, before returning to NBC as the head of NBC Sports and later being promoted to Chairman, NBC Sports and Olympics,” that site reported.
Susan Saint James Met Husband Dick Ebersol on the ‘Saturday Night Live’ Set