Susan Saint James, 'Name of the Game,' 'McMillan & Wife' and 'Kate & Allie' Star, Dies at 80

Susan Saint James, the Emmy-winning actress known for lighthearted roles on The Name of the Game, McMillan & Wife and Kate & Allie, has died at 80. Her representative said she died Monday of pancreatic cancer. Saint James was an eight-time Emmy nominee and won in 1969 for her first-season work on The Name of the Game, earning additional nominations in 1970 and 1971. She appeared as Peggy Maxwell for three seasons from 1968 to 1971 in NBC’s rotating “wheel” drama. She later played Sally McMillan on McMillan & Wife for five seasons until a contract dispute in 1976. Returning to TV in 1984, she reunited with Jessica Lange’s Kate & Allie cast counterpart Mary?—the article states she teamed with Jane Curtin on the CBS sitcom, which ran until cancellation in 1989. Survivors include her third husband, Dick Ebersol, former NBC Sports/SNL executive producer, and their family history included a 2004 plane crash that killed their youngest son, 14-year-old Teddy.