Susan Dey and Cassie Yates

I just realized that there wasn't a proper version of this Gift of Life promotional photograph of Susan Dey and Cassie Yates on-site (that I know of), so here it is!

1982 ad for The Gift of Life

In 1982, Susan Dey starred in the TV movie The Gift of Life. Here is a very nice advertisement for the movie:

Susan Dey stars in "Gift of Life"

The Gift of Life, Susan Dey's 1982 TV movie about surrogate motherhood, has already been the subject of two minor posts...here and here. Well, here is another minor post about the made-for-television project. This time it's a pair of newspaper clippings and after reading these, you should know a great deal more about the The Gift of Life!

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Some pics of Susan Dey in The Gift of Life

Here's a trio of pics of Susan Dey in her 1982 TV movie The Gift of Life. The movie was an early look at what would become a favorite TV movie topic: surrogate motherhood. The project was directed by Jerry London who had previously directed Susan Dey in half a dozen Partridge Family episodes. The Gift of Life received an Emmy nomination, but not for anything having to do with the acting, directing or the script. The Emmy nod went to a song that was written for the movie.

Susan Dey and Paul Le Mat

As a bonus (in case you haven't seen it), here is a promo pic of Susan Dey and her Gift of Life co-star Paul Le Mat:

Susan Dey in The Gift of Life

In 1982, Susan Dey starred in a television movie for CBS about a surrogate mother entitled The Gift of Life. The previous year, she had done a co-starring turn in the feature film Looker, but she would not do another big screen movie until 1986. The Gift of Life was the first Susan Dey TV project during that five years.

The Gift of Life was produced and directed by Jerry London, who had directed several episodes of The Partridge Family. The movie also featured performances from Paul Le Mat, Cassie Yates, Caroline McWilliams and Priscilla Pointer. The title song for the film was written and performed by singer-songwriter Lane Brody.

I haven't seen it and I don't know if its even out there on the collector's circuit. However, here are two newspaper clippings about The Gift of Life: