Sally Field has revealed that Robin Williams changed the shooting order of Mrs. Doubtfire so that she could stop filming after her father’s death.
In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Field revealed how he helped her get off set for a while to prepare after her father’s death. Although Field hadn’t planned to stop filming because of the personal matter, Williams knew something was wrong and took it upon himself to change the order of filming with director Christopher Columbus.
“I’ve never told this story before,” Field told the outlet. “I was in the RV outside the courtroom where we were filming the divorce scene. My dad had had a stroke a few years ago and was in a nursing home. I got a call from the doctor telling me that my dad had died – a massive stroke. He asked if I wanted them to put him on the resuscitator. I said, ‘No, he didn’t want to. Just let him go. And please bend down and say, Sally says goodbye.'”
Field added: “I was beside myself, of course. I came on set and tried to act with all my might. I didn’t cry. Robin came over, pulled me off the set and asked, ‘Are you OK?'”
When Field told Williams what had happened, she recalls him saying, “Oh my God, we have to get you out of here immediately.”
She continued: “And he made it possible – they revolved the rest of the day around me. I was able to go home, call my brother and arrange everything. That’s a side of Robin that people hardly knew: he was very sensitive and intuitive.”
Williams’ son recently paid a heartfelt tribute to his father on the occasion of his 73rd birthday.
Zachary Pym Williams, son of the late actor, posted a post on Instagram for his father’s birthday. Williams committed suicide in 2014 at the age of 63. He has two children, Zachary and Zelda.
“Dad, on your 73rd birthday, I remember all the hope and joy you brought into the world,” Zachary wrote on Instagram on Sunday (July 21).
The post was accompanied by a black-and-white photo of the late actor, in which he posed for the camera while sitting in front of a sofa and smiling.
The tribute continues: “Not a week goes by without someone telling me how you helped them through a dark time or a difficult phase. I am so grateful and proud to be your son. I love you forever.”
Williams has starred in dozens of classic comedies and dramas, including Hunting for good will, Dead Poets Society, “Jumanji” And Good morning, Vietnam.
After the actor’s death, it was revealed that he had unknowingly suffered from a rare form of progressive dementia that affects his thinking and judgement. He had been wrongly diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
Since his death, Williams’ wife Susan Schneider Williams has dedicated herself to educating people about her husband’s illness. A documentary released in 2021, Robin’s wishexamined the final months of the late legend’s life and also helped raise awareness of his condition.
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