{"id":7191,"date":"2024-07-17T14:58:46","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T14:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=7191"},"modified":"2024-07-17T14:58:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T14:58:46","slug":"the-most-beloved-actor-was-found-dead-in-his-california-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=7191","title":{"rendered":"The most beloved actor was found dead in his California home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In its last episode, LEGEND: LOST pays a touching tribute to the late Bill Hayes.<\/p><div class=\"311fe198f191a864c1efcdfa9efedfdf\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1782571\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Fans say, \u201cIt\u2019s the end of an era.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday\u2019s episode of the famous soap opera, a longtime cast member made their last appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Six months after his death, Bill Hayes, 98, made his last TV appearance in an emotional scene with his on-and-off-screen wife, Susan Seaforth Hayes.<\/p>\n<p>Fans have been watching Bill on Days of Our Lives since 1970, when his character Doug Williams was first introduced as a prisoner who also sang in a lounge.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13586\" src=\"https:\/\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-48.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-48.png 620w, https:\/\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-48-300x200.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>He was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards, one in 1975 and one in 1976, for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series.<\/p>\n<p>Bill played a regular part on the show until 1984. After that, he had recurring roles in 1986 and 1987, 1993, 1994, and 1996.<\/p>\n<p>It was back in 1999 as a full-time cast member, but Dr. Marlena Evans, played by Deidre Hall, \u201ckilled him off\u201d in 2004.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<p>Longtime fans were thrilled to see Bill\u2019s character, Doug, alive and well on a tropical island after his fake death on the show turned out to be a hoax.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13587\" src=\"https:\/\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-49.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-49.png 620w, https:\/\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-49-300x168.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Bill married his on-screen wife, Susan Seaforth Hayes, in October 1974. Since 1968, Hayes has been known for playing Julie Olson Williams.<\/p>\n<p>People thought they were one of the first \u201csuper-couples\u201d on TV, and they are the only soap opera characters to have been on the cover of Time Magazine.<\/p>\n<p>Later, Susan was on The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless, and Sunset Beach, a soap opera that didn\u2019t last long.<\/p>\n<p>They wrote their autobiography together in 2005, which was called Like Sands Through the Hourglass.<\/p>\n<p>A Lifetime Achievement Award was given to both Susan and Bill at the 45th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>THE LAST BOW<br \/>\nOn Thursday, July 11, 2024, Bill made his last appearance on Days of Our Lives.<\/p>\n<p>He had his last scene with Susan, who is both his TV and real-life wife.<\/p>\n<p>In the moving scene, the couple talked about their life together and how much they love each other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid I ever tell you how much I love you?\u201d Sue, who played Julie, asked Doug, who played Bill.<\/p>\n<p>TVLine said that Doug laughed and said, \u201cNope, you never did.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13588\" src=\"https:\/\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-50.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-50.png 620w, https:\/\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-50-300x175.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"361\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI was a different person now.\u201d \u201cI had to change to earn you,\u201d Doug said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, you made me feel great. \u201cI think we\u2019ve been good partners as well as a good team,\u201d Julie said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did a good job together with raising Hope,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re a great dad.\u201d \u201cFor someone who grew up in an orphanage, you\u2019re really family-oriented,\u201d Julie said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNever ever let anyone in this family down.\u201d That\u2019s right, you showed me the whole world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd after we had our little adventures, saw all the beauty of the earth, our love outlasted time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Doug asked, \u201cNow you better give me another kiss.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13589\" src=\"https:\/\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-51.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-51.png 620w, https:\/\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-51-222x300.png 222w\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"839\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Julie said, \u201cNo problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The episode aired on Susan\u2019s 81st birthday, which is a big deal.<\/p>\n<p>Susan told TV Insider, \u201cThe last scene Billy and I shot together was meant to be a love scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was also allowed to add some lines to the scene between us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Give me another kiss,\u2019 was the last thing I wrote for Billy. So that\u2019s for the crowd, and that\u2019s from him, she said.<\/p>\n<p>There were pictures of the stars when they were younger in the post. The caption said, \u201cTo all of you who honored my Billy with a word of remembrance, a sense of personal loss, or even a tear\u2014I thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou touched my heart by seeing in him the goodness and joy I experienced every moment of our wonderful marriage.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13590\" src=\"https:\/\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-52.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-52.png 620w, https:\/\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-52-300x200.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMay we all live our lives with the zest of Bill Hayes and fill them with grace and love,\u201d she ended with a red heart emoji and \u201cxx Susan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>IN MEMORY OF<br \/>\nBill\u2019s last scene and episode have already aired, but he won\u2019t be leaving the long-running soap opera for good.<\/p>\n<p>TVLine says that in December 2024, the \u201centire town of Salem\u201d will honor Bill\u2019s character Doug.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13591\" src=\"https:\/\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-53.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-53.png 620w, https:\/\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-53-275x300.png 275w\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"676\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Bill and Doug, who played Bill on the show, paid their respects to the star on social media. They were both longtime viewers and fans of the show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday is both sad and happy for Bill Hayes fans,\u201d one X user wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really want to cry because of what\u2019s going on in our country right now.\u201d Seeing this? \u201cI think it will all come out,\u201d said someone else on Twitter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13592\" src=\"https:\/\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-54.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-54.png 620w, https:\/\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-54-225x300.png 225w\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"827\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI never met Bill Hayes, nor his loving wife Susan, but I grew up watching them, and it\u2019s like watching some extended part of your family,\u201d said the pair.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"allow-copy_covered_elem_id_1721228307859\" class=\"allow-copy_cover allow-copy_cover__minimized\" style=\"top: 5942.67px; left: 50px; width: 620px; height: 827px;\" data-check-covered-elem-position-interval=\"11\">\n<ul class=\"allow-copy_cover-actions\">\n<li class=\"allow-copy_cover-action allow-copy_grab-btn\" title=\"Grab Text\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"allow-copy_cover-action allow-copy_copy-to-clipboard-btn allow-copy__hidden\" title=\"Copy full text to clipboard\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"allow-copy_cover-action allow-copy_reset-btn allow-copy__hidden\" title=\"Clear Text\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"allow-copy_cover-action  allow-copy_maximize-btn\" title=\"Maximize\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"allow-copy_cover-action allow-copy_minimize-btn allow-copy__hidden\" title=\"Minimize\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"allow-copy_cover-action allow-copy_beta-icon \" title=\"Sorry :( \nIt is beta functionality.\nIt can works incorrectly.\nTurn off in setting if you dislike it.\">Beta<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"allow-copy__beta-testing-label\" title=\"Sorry :( \nIt is beta functionality.\nIt can works incorrectly.\nTurn off in setting if you dislike it.\">Beta feature<i class=\"allow-copy__settings\">  <\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"allow-copy_covered_elem_id_1721228310641\" class=\"allow-copy_cover allow-copy_cover__minimized\" style=\"top: 5076px; left: 50px; width: 620px; height: 676px;\" data-check-covered-elem-position-interval=\"19\">\n<ul class=\"allow-copy_cover-actions\">\n<li class=\"allow-copy_cover-action allow-copy_grab-btn\" title=\"Grab Text\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"allow-copy_cover-action allow-copy_copy-to-clipboard-btn allow-copy__hidden\" title=\"Copy full text to clipboard\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"allow-copy_cover-action allow-copy_reset-btn allow-copy__hidden\" title=\"Clear Text\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"allow-copy_cover-action  allow-copy_maximize-btn\" title=\"Maximize\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"allow-copy_cover-action allow-copy_minimize-btn allow-copy__hidden\" title=\"Minimize\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"allow-copy_cover-action allow-copy_beta-icon \" title=\"Sorry :( \nIt is beta functionality.\nIt can works incorrectly.\nTurn off in setting if you dislike it.\">Beta<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"allow-copy__beta-testing-label\" title=\"Sorry :( \nIt is beta functionality.\nIt can works incorrectly.\nTurn off in setting if you dislike it.\">Beta feature<i class=\"allow-copy__settings\">  <\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"allow-copy_covered_elem_id_1721228317758\" class=\"allow-copy_cover allow-copy_cover__minimized\" style=\"top: 274px; left: 50px; width: 620px; height: 413px;\" data-check-covered-elem-position-interval=\"93\">\n<ul class=\"allow-copy_cover-actions\">\n<li class=\"allow-copy_cover-action allow-copy_grab-btn\" title=\"Grab Text\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"allow-copy_cover-action allow-copy_copy-to-clipboard-btn allow-copy__hidden\" title=\"Copy full text to clipboard\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"allow-copy_cover-action allow-copy_reset-btn allow-copy__hidden\" title=\"Clear Text\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"allow-copy_cover-action  allow-copy_maximize-btn\" title=\"Maximize\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"allow-copy_cover-action allow-copy_minimize-btn allow-copy__hidden\" title=\"Minimize\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"allow-copy_cover-action allow-copy_beta-icon \" title=\"Sorry :( \nIt is beta functionality.\nIt can works incorrectly.\nTurn off in setting if you dislike it.\">Beta<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"allow-copy__beta-testing-label\" title=\"Sorry :( \nIt is beta functionality.\nIt can works incorrectly.\nTurn off in setting if you dislike it.\">Beta feature<i class=\"allow-copy__settings\">  <\/i><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In its last episode, LEGEND: LOST pays a touching tribute to the late Bill Hayes. 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