Susan Saint James had a memorable love story with Saturday Night Live producer Dick Ebersol—and she once summed it up with a punchline that was hard to forget.
When Saint James hosted SNL for a second time in 1982, she joked during her opening monologue that Ebersol had fallen in love with her, gotten her pregnant and married her after her first appearance on the show. The quip was a playful take on a whirlwind romance that had unfolded in front of the comedy show’s behind-the-scenes world.
Saint James first hosted SNL on Oct. 10, 1981, when Ebersol was the show’s executive producer. The two hit it off, and their relationship moved quickly: They married on Nov. 21, barely six weeks after meeting.
The wedding was a small, private ceremony at Saint James’ Hollywood Hills home, according to a contemporary United Press International report. At the time, the actress was already a mother of two from her previous marriage to makeup artist Tom Lucas.
Saint James and Ebersol went on to have three sons together: Charlie, Willie and Teddy. Their family life included both extraordinary joy and devastating loss.
Teddy died at 14 in a 2004 plane crash that also killed the pilot and a flight attendant. Ebersol and their son Charlie survived with serious injuries.
The couple also weathered a difficult period in their marriage. Saint James filed for divorce in 2002, but the two reconciled later that year.
“We had a second chance,” she told People (via The Huffington Post) at the time, adding, “I’m amazingly happier, so that’s a good sign.”
Ebersol later described Saint James as “the greatest partner I’ve ever had by far” in his 2022 memoir, From Saturday Night to Sunday Night.
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