Hello Darlin' (34 page)

The first post-op picture—taken by Maj.

Our children, Heidi and Preston, have turned out well, and our grandchildren seem
to be doing the same. That’s a pretty great story by itself. I came from a kind of
kooky, nontraditional family, yet if asked what has been the most important part of
my life, I’d say family. It’s family that makes success richer and sadness less painful.

Writing a book like this compels you to want to sum up your life. I’m not going to
give in to that urge. Let someone else sum up my life when its over. As far as I’m
concerned, I’m still playing the game. My mother finished her autobiography at seventy.
She said that she’d found love was “pure gold.” By coincidence, as I write this last
sentence, I’m also seventy … and I found the only answer is love.

*   *   *

Don’t worry.

Be happy.

Feel good.

I want to thank my mother, Peter Pan, without whom I wouldn’t even be here.

My grandmother Juanita Martin without whom Mother would never have been.

My father, Ben Hagman, who taught me how to hunt and fish.

My stepmother, Juanita Hagman, who kept me in line as a teenager.

And of course to my beautiful little sister, Heller Halliday, who has put up with
me all these years.

Heidi Kristina Mary Hagman and to Preston Benjamin Axel Hagman, my two wonderful kids
who I love dearly.

The Blondies—my five granddaughters.

Berit Axelsson, my sister-in-law and a wonderful nurse, who supervised all my nursing
during my illness.

Shelly Greenhut, who has stood by me all these years in spite of being a brother-in-law.

My mentor and great friends, Carroll and Nancy O’Connor.

(from top left):
Our granddaughters, “The Blondies,”
Rebecca, Nora, Tara, Kaya, Noel.

Roger and Lorelle Phillips, my oldest and staunchest friends.

Henri Kleiman, my second oldest shooting buddy, the best man at my wedding, and so
much more …

Linda Gray for being such a loving friend and for putting up withal my s-----.

Richard Grant, to whom I will always be grateful for masterminding my public relations
with the press and the networks. Just being a lucky actor is not enough—you have to
have stimulating and knowledgeable guidance. Richard provided me more than that—he
is also a good friend.

Sidney Sheldon, whose genius and tolerance allowed me to make my mark.

Claudia Guzman, who made working on
Jeannie
so much fun.

Leonard Katzman, the genius of
Dallas,
who kept us going for thirteen years.

Dallas Taylor, who kept me on the straight and narrow in AA.

Michelle Maschuszek, who has really kept me on the straight and narrow.

My wife, Maj, and I are actively involved in numerous civic and philanthropic activities.
Between 1981 and 1991, I was chairperson for the American Cancer Society’s “Great
American Smokeout.” During those eleven years, the campaign was successful at increasing
the awareness of the dangers of nicotine. I continue to support the organization and
encourage people not to smoke. I have also served as national spokesperson for the
National Kidney Foundations Transplant Games since 1996. I am the honorary chair of
the NKF’s TransAction Council, a support and advocacy group for transplant recipients.
In these capacities, I have tried to generate nationwide media coverage for organ
donation and the success of transplants. I have also worked for the introduction of
legislation that would eliminate the three-year limit on Medicare coverage for anti-rejection
medication that transplant recipients need to take on a daily basis. I was recently
appointed by Tommy Thompson, the U.S. Secretary of Health Resources and Services,
to the Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation. I strongly urge everyone to think
about how they might save lives by filling out an organ donor card.

Abbott, George, 79

ABC, 182

Actors Studio, 55

Adelson, Merv, 184, 220

Adleman, Margie, 158, 236

Adler, Polly, 93

Agassi, André, 253-54

Agutter, Jenny, 173

Aherne, Brian, 114, 116-17

AIDS, 262, 264

alcohol recovery group, 242-43

Allende, Salvador, 162

All in the Family,
97, 153

Alpha Caper, The,
159

American Cancer Society, 207

Anderson, Judith, 27, 93

Antelope Tool Company, 9-10, 41-45, 189

Antonio,
161

Applause,
160

Apted, Michael, 165-66

Arthur, Jean, 30

Artist and Elaine Thornton Foundation of the Arts, 142

Ashley, Elizabeth, 123

autographs, 203-4

Axelsson, Axel, 78

Axelsson, Berit (Bebe), 78, 255

with LH’s family, 88, 92, 113, 114, 118, 127, 128

LH’s liver surgery and, 240, 247, 255

Axelsson, Maj,
see
Hagman, Maj Irene Axelsson

Bacall, Lauren, 159-61

Baddeley, Hermione, 152

Baker, Diane, 163

Baker, Joe Don, 175

Balsam, Martin, 165

Bankhead, Tallulah, 99

Bard College, 49, 51-52

Bardot, Brigitte, 170

Batman,
170-71

Beatty, Ned, 173

Beauty Part, The
(Perelman), 100, 101-3

Bel Geddes, Barbara, 182-83, 207, 211-12, 218

Benes, Barton, 249

Bergen, Candice, 133

Berlin Wall, 223, 224-25

Berman, Shelley, 158

Bessell, Ted, 159

Beware! The Blob,
157-59

Big Bus, The,
173

Big Rip-off, The,
172

Black Fox Military Institute, 24

Blackstone, Harry, 24

Blair, Linda, 173

Blood Sport,
159

Bolmier, Bill, 78

Bolmier, Shirley, 78

Bologna, Joseph, 173

Bontril, 134-35

Boulder, Mont., geothermal springs in, 143, 144, 186

Boyer, Charles, 128

Bradbury, Ray, 136

Brando, Marlon, 177, 178

Brazil, Halliday ranch in, 84-85

Bridges, Beau, 92

Bridges, Jeff, 92

Bridges, Lloyd, 91-92

Britton, George, 64

Buchwald, Art, 80

Burr, Aaron, 87

Busey, Gary, 159

Byers, Joey, 35, 36, 39, 41

Caine, Michael, 173

Cambridge, Godfrey, 158

Cannon Theater, 231-32, 233

Career
(Lee), 88

Carney, Art, 172

Carter, Jimmy, 195

Cash, Johnny, 14

Castelnuovo, Nino, 114

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
(Williams), 183, 234

Cattle Barons Ball, 13

Cavern, The,
113, 114, 118

CBS, 190, 194, 195-97, 198-99, 211, 256, 257, 258

Ceauşescu, Nicolae, 262-63, 264

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 225, 235, 239-40

celestial song, 250-51

Champ, The,
149-50

Channing, Stockard, 173

Chaplin, Charlie, 24

Charles, Prince of Wales, 202

Checkered Flag,
175

chemoembolization, 245

Chile, location shooting in, 161-62

Churchill, Winston, 173

cirrhosis, 234, 235, 239

Clarence Derwent Award, 98

Cleopatra,
106, 116

Coco, James, 106

Collins, Gary, 125

Collins, Jackie, 75

Collins, Joan, 74-75

Comes a Day
(Lamkin), 93

Compass Theater, 158

Compton, Fay, 97

Conrad, Robert, 125

Cooper, Jackie, 149-50, 178

Corbett, Gentleman Jim, 143

Cosby, Bill, 174

Crosby, Bing, 24, 203

Crosby, David, 138, 246, 252

Crosby, Mary, 202-3

Crosby, Stills and Nash, 138, 242

Cry for Justice,
177

Cullen, Brett, 258

Curtis, Tony, 172

Dacy, Jane, 88, 91

Dailey, Dan, 22

Daily, Bill, 126, 131, 134

Dallas,
181-225

basic story line of, 181, 188-89, 190, 191, 193, 194-95, 216, 218, 222

cancellation of, 229, 230

cast of, 181-83, 185-88, 202-3, 211-12, 216, 217-18, 220-21, 222, 229

cliffhanger season endings of, 193, 194-95, 201-3, 218

contract negotiations of, 195-97, 198-99, 201, 213, 217

debut episode of, 189-90

Dennehy as guest star on, 191-92

directors of, 191-92, 199, 203, 226

European episodes of, 222-23

final episode of, 229-30

foreign popularity of, 197-98, 202, 218, 224, 263-64

LH’s celebrity and, 156, 197-98, 202, 203-6, 224

location shooting begun on, 184-86, 188

producers of, 183, 188, 216, 217

publicity for, 13, 192-93, 211

record audience of, 203

reunion movie of, 256-57

reviews of, 190, 193

smokers on set of, 207-9

studio facilities of, 212-14

success achieved by, 184, 188, 190, 193, 194, 195, 203, 206, 210, 230

Texan responses to, 190-91, 219

theme music of, 202, 249

Dallas, Tex.:

growth of, 188

responses to
Dallas
series in, 190-91, 219

Danner, Blythe, 164

Darden, Severn, 32, 49, 153

D’Auvray, Jane, 90

D’Auvray, Val, 20, 89-90, 127

Davidson, Willie G., 235

Davis, Jim, 183, 187, 192-93, 208-10, 211

Davis, Sammy, Jr., 146

deer hunting, 38

Deneuve, Catherine, 170

Dennehy, Brian, 191-92

Dewhurst, Colleen, 94-95

De Wilde, Brandon, 93, 96, 138

Diamond S Ranch, 143-44

Dinah’s Place,
192-93

Donner, Richard, 177, 178, 179

Duffy, Carlyn, 216

Duffy, Patrick, 206, 209, 214

Buddhist practices of, 215-16, 220

career of, 182, 185, 216-18, 221, 229

Dallas
role of, 186, 191, 193, 216, 229, 256, 257

LH’s friendship with, 186-87, 215, 227, 228-29, 245

Duvall, Robert, 173

Eagle Has Landed, The,
173-74, 177

Easy Rider,
143

Eckles, George (St. John Terrell), 55-57, 59-60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 74

Eden, Barbara, 125, 126, 130, 134, 142, 145-46, 157

Edge of Night, The,
100, 101

Elam, Jack, 164

Elizabeth, Queen Mother, 202

Elizabeth II, Queen of England, 198

Ensign Pulver,
105, 106-10

Esalen, 136

Essex, David, 165

Evans, Wilbur, 64-65, 67

Experiment in International Living, 47

Fail-Safe,
103-4, 115, 128

Faith, Adam, 165

Farentino, James, 106

Feldon, Barbara, 159

film acting, 104

Flicker, Ted, 49, 68, 69, 72, 75, 124, 135

directing work of, 87, 99, 134, 158

Flynn, Errol, 20

Fonda, Henry, 103, 104, 119, 153, 159

Fonda, Jane, 169, 170

Fonda, Peter, 138, 143, 153, 156, 159, 171-72, 235, 254, 258

Ford, Glenn, 178

Four Star Studios, 128

Frawley, James, 173

Fries, Chuck, 150

Furth, George, 159

GAC, 122

Gautier, Dick, 163

Gaxton, William, 22

Gaynor, Janet, 84-85, 210, 211

Getting Away from It All,
157

Ghostley, Alice, 101, 102

Gibb, Andy, 210

God and Kate Murphy,
97

Good Life, The,
117, 152-53

Goodmorning, Telles, 153, 154-55

Gordon, Ruth, 173

Gossett, Lou, Jr., 164

Granger, Farley, 99

Grant, Gary, 126, 147

Grant, Jennifer, 147

Grant, Lee, 159

Grant, Richard, 196-97, 207, 240, 242, 245, 248

Gray, Linda, 210, 218, 235

Dallas
role of, 191, 193, 222, 256, 257

LH’s friendship with, 182, 228, 233, 252, 255

stage appearances of, 231-33

Great American Smokeout Campaign, 207

Gregory, Paul, 210

Grey, Joel, 204, 205, 229-30