by LARRY HAGMAN
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
Griffith, Stanton, 30
Group, The, 133, 151
Guzmán, Claudio, 133-34, 152, 161
Habitat for Humanity, 266
Hagman, Ben (LH’s father):
death of, 131-33
family background of, 16
as father, 45-47
as father-in-law, 82-84
guns used by, 23-24, 35-36
law practice of, 16, 17, 19, 41, 82, 83
marriages of, 16-17, 19, 20, 127-28
physical appearance of, 16
state senate campaign of, 36-37
as Texas good old boy, 35-40, 83
Hagman, Bill (LH’s uncle), 16
Hagman, Carl (LH’s uncle), 16
Hagman, Hannah (LH’s grandmother), 16
Hagman, Heidi Kristina Mary (LH’s daughter), 207, 211, 268
birth of, 89-91
childhood of, 92, 97, 148, 161
Hagman, Juanita (LH’s stepmother), 82, 83, 127-28, 184, 187
Hagman, Larry:
acting chosen as career by, 10, 46, 50, 52
agents of, 122, 152
on autographs, 203-4
birth of, 15
celebrity of, 156, 159, 160, 176, 186, 196-98, 202, 203-7, 210, 211, 219, 224, 239-40, 247, 253
childhood of, 17-40
Clarence Derwent Award received by, 98
community involvements of, 142, 147-49, 207, 237, 238-39, 266, 271-72
in contract negotiations, 195-97, 198-99, 201, 213
on daytime soap opera, 100-101
on death, 141, 228, 246
as director, 157-59, 199, 226, 233
drinking habits of, 19, 54, 110, 187, 234-35, 242-43
drug experiences of, 110-12, 134-35, 137-42, 143, 155-56, 176, 180
education of, 24, 25, 31, 32, 45-46, 49, 51-52
family background of, 15-18
fatherhood of, see Hagman, Heidi Kristina Mary; Hagman, Preston Benjamin Axel
in feature films, 103-5, 106-8, 113, 114-15, 118-21, 128, 153, 156, 158, 159, 161, 165-66, 172, 173-75, 177-79, 239, 259, 260-61
financial status of, 79, 86, 88, 90-91, 92, 93, 97, 98, 99, 125, 146, 150, 159-60, 161, 171, 182, 195-97, 198-99, 213, 229, 258
grandchildren of, 266, 268, 270
health of, 114-16, 125, 134-35, 148, 169, 194, 233-35, 236, 239-56, 257-58, 260-61, 265-66
homes of, 12, 76, 79, 87, 92-93, 123-24, 125, 146, 147, 170-71, 231, 236-38
horse riding and races enjoyed by, 32, 66, 174
hunting and fishing trips of, 37-38, 186-87, 208, 228-29, 245, 247
inventions of, 254-55
J.R. Ewing role of, 166, 181, 183, 189, 191, 192, 193, 195, 208-9, 229-30, 256-57, 262
liver transplant of, 11, 239-56, 266
marriage of, see Hagman, Maj Irene Axelsson
in military service, 69-74, 78, 81, 183
in motorcycle club, 258-59
political beliefs of, 142, 148, 225, 266-67
product endorsements and, 199, 263-65
production company of, 199
at publicity events, 13-15, 192
public relations strategies of, 196-99, 204, 239-40, 242
on racial and ethnic issues, 31-32, 114, 133, 142
reviews of, 50, 53
romantic relationships of, 33, 35, 39, 41, 48-49, 62, 74-78
in school plays, 41, 42, 43, 49-50, 51-52
silent Sundays maintained by, 148-49, 225
on smoking, 33, 115, 135, 207-9, 266
spiritual beliefs of, 141, 250-51, 266
stage appearances of, 41, 42, 43, 49-50, 51-52, 53, 61, 64-65, 68-69, 87-88, 93, 95, 97, 98, 99-103, 202, 231-33
summer jobs of, 9-10, 41-45
in television movies, 151, 157, 159-61, 164, 172-73, 177, 256-57
in television series, 11, 91-92, 94, 100-101, 117, 122-23, 124-34, 145-46, 149-51, 152-53, 163-64, 176, 181-225, 229-30, 257, 258;
see also Dallas; I Dream of Jeannie
Texas background of, 9, 15, 17, 34-40, 81, 82-84, 99, 118, 165-66, 184, 186-87, 189
vacation travels of, 105-6, 143-44, 151-52, 161, 174, 175, 186, 197-98, 209, 223
Hagman, Maj Irene Axelsson (LH’s wife):
as clothing designer, 75, 79, 87, 99, 139
community involvement of, 237
drug experiences of, 111, 112, 134-35, 141-42
family background of, 78-79, 147, 166
family deaths and, 225, 226-27
health of, 134-35, 141, 194
homes of, 76, 79, 87, 92-93, 106, 113, 146, 147, 170, 171, 231, 236-37
hot tubs designed by, 147, 170
in-laws’ relationships with, 79-80, 82-84, 88-89, 92, 127
on LH’s career, 102, 120-21, 125, 129, 161, 172, 181, 184, 199, 230, 232, 257, 264
LH’s health and, 115, 234, 240-41, 244, 247, 248-50, 252, 253, 255
LH’s relationship with, 75-79, 80-81, 111, 136, 141, 181, 240, 248, 254, 267-68
Meredith helped by, 235-36
motherhood of, 86, 88, 89-90, 92, 98-99, 118; see also Hagman, Heidi KristinaMary; Hagman, Preston Benjamin Axel
physical appearance of, 75
as pilot, 136
on racial issues, 113-14, 133
U.S. arrival of, 81-82
vacation travels of, 105-6, 118, 151-52, 161, 174, 175, 186, 197-98, 199-200, 209, 218, 223, 228, 259
Hagman, Mary Martin, see Martin, Mary
Hagman, Preston Benjamin Axel (LH’s son), 98-99, 134, 146, 162, 266
Hagman, Ruth (LH’s aunt), 16
Hall, Jess, Jr., 43, 44-45, 189
Hall, Jess, Sr., 41-43, 44, 138-39
Hall, Larry, 44, 138-39, 140
Halliday, Didi, 82
Halliday, Heller, 24, 26-27, 34, 66, 80, 228, 244, 247, 248
Halliday, Mary Martin Hagman, see Martin, Mary
Halliday, Richard, 24, 25, 30, 92
alcoholism and drug habits of, 26, 85-86
Brazilian ranch owned by, 84-86, 152
death of, 161
fatherhood of, 26-27
as Mary Martin’s manager, 25, 29, 67
as stepfather, 25, 26, 27-29, 31, 34, 66-67, 80
Hamilton, Alexander, 87
Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 20, 25
Hammond, Jake, 219, 220
Hammond, Nancy, 219-20
Hansen, Joachim, 116
Harris, Jack, 157
Harris, Julie, 99
Harris, Richard, 199, 200
Harry and Tonto, 172
Havoc, June, 99
Hayes, Helen, 79
Hayward, Leland, 25
Heaven, 237, 244
Hedman, David, 238
Heifetz, Jascha, 113
Heinmann, Klaus, 32-33
Here We Go Again, 163-64
Hired Hand, The, 153, 156
Hitchcock, Alfred, 122
Hopper, Dennis, 153-54
Hopper, Hedda, 20
Horton, Frank, 255
hot tubs, 147
Houser, John, 158
Howard, Trevor, 178
Howling in the Woods, A, 157
Hunt, Caroline, 218
hunting, 37-38, 186-87
Hurricane, 182
I Dream of Jeannie, 93, 103, 132, 136-37, 142, 148, 166, 178, 216
cancellation of, 149, 152
cast of, 125, 126
directors of, 126-27, 130-31, 133, 134
elephant on, 145-46
fans of, 11, 160, 166
final season of, 150-51
LH’s celebrity and, 11, 159, 160, 176, 186
pilot episode of, 124-27, 128, 129
Ilie, Alexandru, 263, 264
Indianapolis 500, 175-76
In Harm’s Way, 118-21
In the Heat of the Night, 233
Intimate Strangers, 177
Ives, Burl, 48, 106
Jacobs, David, 188
Jacuzzi hot tubs, 147, 170
Johnson, Ben, 159
Jolson, Al, 16
Jones, Billy, 19
Jones, Margot, 50
Jones, Parnelli, 175-76
Joyous Cosmology, The (Watts), 135-36, 139
J. R. Ewing’s Private Stock, 199
Kanaly, Steve, 183
Katzman, Leonard, 207, 209, 221
cancellation announced by, 230
casting choices of, 182
cliffhangers instigated by, 193, 194-95, 201
Dallas story lines and, 217-18, 222, 229, 256
expertise of, 183
J.R. character developed by, 191, 196
location shooting planned by, 184, 188, 222
resignation and return of, 216, 217
Keeler, Ruby, 16
Keitel, Harvey, 174
Kelly, Gene, 22
Kennedy, John F., 118, 190
Kennedy, Robert F., 142
Kercheval, Ken, 183, 229, 256
Kern, Jerome, 20, 25
Kidder, Margot, 178
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 142
Kleiman, Henri, 72, 75, 78, 114, 197
Korean War, 31, 53-54, 69-70
Kubrick, Stanley, 104
Lahr, Bert, 100, 102-3
Lamkin, Speed, 93
Landesman, Fran, 99
Landesman, Jay, 99
Larkin, John, 101
Last Movie, The, 153-54
Leave It to Me, 22-23
Lee, James, 88
Leigh, Vivien, 69, 70
Lewis, Richard, 243
lithium, 107
Logan, Josh, 68, 105, 106, 107-9
Long, John, 260
Long, Lola, 260
Lopez, Trini, 161
Lorimar, 181, 184, 195-96, 199, 213, 217, 220
Love Letters (Gurney), 231-33
Love Ride, 258-59
Loy, Rick, 265
Loy, Virginia, 265
LSD, 137-42, 143, 180
Luhan, Mabel Dodge, 153
Luke Oil, 265
Lumet, Sidney, 103-4, 133
Lynley, Carol, 158
McCarthy, Mary, 133
McClory, Kevin, 174, 197-98, 199, 200
McEachin, James, 159
McFarland, James Porter, 132, 166
McGavin, Darren, 125
McGiver, John, 106, 113
McGuane, Thomas, Jr., 254
Machuzsek, Michel, 240, 242, 248
McKay, Peggy, 50
MacKenzie, Ken, 55, 58, 59
MacKenzie, Millie, 57, 58, 59
McQueen, Steve, 157, 253
Magnuson, Lars, 259
Makowka, Leonard, 225, 239, 240, 245, 266
liver transplant performed by, 241, 242, 243, 246, 247-48, 249-50, 255
Malibu Colony, 106, 113, 146, 147, 148, 231
Mancini, Henry, 202
Mansion on Turtle Creek Hotel, 218-19
Mantle, Mickey, 242
Marantz, Irving, 87
Marchand, Nancy, 53
marijuana, 110-12
Marschke, Rene, 255
Marsh, Jean, 174
Marshall, Peter, 106, 109, 116, 117
Martin, Juanita Presley (Nanny), 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 86
Martin, Mary (LH’s mother), 30-31, 207
in auto accident, 210-11
autobiography of, 268
celebrity of, 25-26, 73, 80, 204-5, 210
death of, 225-28
family background of, 15
as grandmother, 90
homes of, 82, 84-85, 152
on LH’s career, 10, 52, 65, 68-69, 195, 196, 204-5, 210
on LH’s marriage, 78, 79-80
marriages of, 15, 16-17, 19, 20, 24, 29, 67, 86, 161
motherhood of, 15, 17, 18, 20-21, 24, 25, 26, 34, 47, 54, 67, 88-89, 225-26, 267
performance career of, 10, 16, 17-18, 19-20, 22-23, 24, 25, 26, 34, 53, 64-65, 67, 69, 79-80, 82, 88, 133, 181, 196, 202, 203
as Peter Pan, 10, 82, 205, 211
Martin, Preston (Papu), 15, 18, 23
Marvin, Betty, 123, 124
Marvin, Lee, 123-24, 166
M*A*S*H, 203
Matthau, Walter, 103, 106
Mazursky, Paul, 172
Meredith, Burgess, 97, 119, 120, 158, 170-71, 235-36
Merman, Ethel, 181
Mills, Donna, 152
Moon, Keith, 166-69
Moore, Irving, 191-92, 203
Moore, Victor, 22
Morgan, Jane, 99, 125
Morley, Ruth, 12
Morton, Don, 241
Mother, Jugs and Speed, 174-75
“My Heart Belongs to Daddy,” 22
Nash, Ogden, 24
National Kidney Foundation, 266
National Weather Service, 238
NBC, 130, 131, 153
Neal, Patricia, 119
Nelson, Gene, 126-27, 130, 131, 133
Nervous Set, The, 99
Nettleton, Lois, 97
Nichols, Mike, 259, 260-61
Nicholson, Jack, 106, 109, 110-11, 138
Nimoy, Leonard, 159
Niven, David, 128
Nixon, 239, 256
Nixon, Richard, 148
Oates, Warren, 153
Obre, Taylor, 234, 236
O’Connor, Carroll, 97-98, 106, 119, 146, 147, 153, 233, 255
O’Connor, Hugh, 146
O’Connor, Nancy, 98, 106, 146, 255
O’Connor, Tim, 206, 207
oil drilling, 41-42, 83-84
Ojai Music Festival, 237
Olivier, Laurence, 69
Once Around the Block (Saroyan), 87-88
One Touch of Venus, 24
Orleans, 257, 258
O’Rourke, Captain, 66, 72
Owlsley, Stanley, 138
Peaker, E.J., 151
Pelican, Joe, 61
Peppard, George, 123
Perelman, S. J., 24, 100
Perrine, Valerie, 179
Peter Pan, 10
peyote, 155-56
Phillips, Roger, 31-32, 33-34, 49
Pinza, Ezio, 65
Pitts, ZaSu, 16
Porter, Cole, 22
Powers, Gary, 132
Preminger, Otto, 118-21
Presley, Priscilla, 218, 221
Primary Colors, 259, 260-61
Prince, Sidney, 135-36, 137
Principal, Victoria, 183, 186, 191, 210, 216, 218, 220
Puttnam, David, 166
Quayle, Anthony, 173
radon mines, 144
Rae, Charlotte, 101-2
Rambo, Dack, 220-21
Reagan, Ronald, 195, 230
Redgrave, Lynn, 173
Reed, Donna, 212
Reeve, Christopher, 177-78
Remick, Lee, 79
Remington Raiders, 73
Return of the World’s Greatest Detective, The, 173
Rhinemann Exchange, The, 175
Rich, Lee, 184, 217
Rickles, Don, 146
Ringling Brothers Circus, 62-63
Robinson, Edward G., 24
Rodgers, Richard, 25
Rogues, The, 128, 129
Romania, medical aid raised for, 262-65
Roones, Nels, 48
Roones family, 47-48, 49
Rorke, Hayden, 126, 134, 216
Rosenberg, Howard, 193
Royal Ascot, 197-98
Rub
icon Theatre Company, 237
Rubio, Paul, 223
Rudnick, Paul, 234, 239
Ryan, Peggy, 105, 106
Salmon, John, 90
Sandal, Jim, 143, 144
Sanders, George, 128
Sands, Tommy, 106, 107
San Francisco General Hospital, 210, 211
Sangster, Bob, 174
Sarah T., 173
Sarandon, Susan, 175
Saroyan, William, 87
Savage, Archie, 67-68
Saxon, John, 114, 116, 117
Schiaffino, Rosanna, 114
Schwab, Lawrence, 22, 55
Schwartzbien, Diana, 265
Scott, George C, 88, 93, 94-96
scratchers, 41-42, 43-44, 44
Screen Actors Guild, 109
Screen Gems, 125, 126, 149, 151, 152, 178
Sea Hunt, 91-92
segregation, 114
Sellers, Peter, 171
Serenity Prayer, 243
Shakespeare, William, 49, 53, 262
Sheldon, Sidney, 124-26, 129, 131, 133-34, 151
Shokouh, Oliver, 258-59
Shore, Dinah, 192-93
Sidekicks, 164
Simmons, Tom, 37-38
Simpson, Dan, 246-47
Skin of Our Teeth, The (Wilder), 79
Smith, Cecil, 190
Solar Electric Light Fund, 266
South Pacific (Rodgers and Hammerstein), 64-65, 68-69, 70, 72, 73, 80, 174, 202
Soviet countries, Dallas shooting locations in, 223-25
Spotlight Review, The, 74, 76
Stairway to the Stars, 73-74
Stardust, 165-66, 189
Stone, Oliver, 239
Stone, Peter, 80, 124
Stone, Sharon, 236
Stritch, Elaine, 64
Sturges, John, 173
Superman, 177-79
Sutherland, Donald, 173
Swackhamer, Edward Wandrink, 125, 133
tai chi, 110
Talbot, Nita, 159, 163
Taylor, Dallas, 242-43, 245-46, 250, 252, 255
Taylor, Elizabeth, 116
television:
actors’ salaries and, 201
cultural impact of, 11-12
daytime soap operas on, 100-101
Terrell, St. John (George Eckles), 55-57, 59-60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 74
Texas culture, 13-15, 23, 37-38, 113-14, 127, 188
thermal hot springs, 142, 143, 147, 162
Thornton, Artist, 142
Three’s a Crowd, 151
Tilton, Charlene, 183, 192, 210
Travolta, John, 259, 260
Trip, The, 138
Tryon, Tom, 119-20
Tucker, Sophie, 22
Uglies, 258-59
Ulmer, Edgar, 114-15, 118
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), Dallas episode shot in, 223-25
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), 248
USO, 74
Vaccaro, Brenda, 172
Vadim, Roger, 169-70
Van Patten, Dick, 158
Ventura Coalition Against Radiation Emissions (VCARE), 238
Ventura County Museum of History & Art, 237
Verdugo, Elena, 159
Victor, Lucia, 53