Treat Williams Gets Dedication at the End of Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans 8 Months After His Death

Feud: Capote vs Swans showed love to the late Treat Williams in his Valentine’s Day episode.

At the end of Wednesday’s meal, before the credits rolled, the title card “In Memory of Treat Williams 1951 – 2023.” it filled the screen.

Williams died in a motorcycle accident in June at the age of 71. The Emmy-nominated actor spent some of his final days on the set of the new FX series playing CBS co-founder William Paley alongside Naomi Watts, who plays Paley’s wife and Truman Capote’s former close friend Babe Paley.

Capote v Swans tells the story of the conflict between Baba and her Manhattan socialites, whom Capote called his “swans”, after the publication of his raunchy story “La Côte Basque, 1965”.

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In Wednesday’s episode, Babe came to terms with her lung cancer diagnosis – and the fact that her husband slept with her close friend Slim Keith (Diane Lane). Babe told Bill that “Slim is good” for him to keep seeing after she dies. Meanwhile, Slim informed Capote that he could not repair his friendship with Babe during her remaining days.

Truman dealt with his own health issues on Wednesday Quarrel, trying to get sober after a CT scan revealed his brain was shrinking from alcohol consumption. The Pulitzer Prize nominee filled the void among the swans by taking on a new mentor in the form of the daughter of her lover John O’Shea (Russell Tovey).

When Quarrel hosted its premiere in New York last month, co-creator Ryan Murphy recalled his last conversation with Williams.

“The last thing he said to me was to grab my face and say, ‘I loved every minute of it,’” Murphy, 58, told PEOPLE.

Cheer Williams and Naomi Watts in ‘Feud: Capote Vs. Swans’.

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Naomi Watts, who also served as executive producer Capote vs. Swansshe told PEOPLE that Williams shares a similar sentiment with her.

“Every day he was delighted by these incredible sights,” said the mother of two (55). “He was talking about, ‘I can’t believe I have such good material.’ And I think we all felt that way, even some of those scenes where he was acting horribly – the character, not Treat!”

In “La Côte Basque, 1965”, Capote wrote about an affair Bill had with the wife of the governor of New York; in the show, the meeting takes place with Mary, the second wife of Nelson Rockefeller, known as “Happy”. Despite his supposed philharmonic, Bill continued to care for Babe as she died of cancer.

“In the moments when Babe is at the end of his life, he had emotions that were so readily available,” Watts said. “And I think it had to do with him being at this point in his life where he was so grateful. We’re all absolutely heartbroken about it and devastated that he won’t be able to see his wonderful, wonderful work up there.”

Williams’ wife Pam also said her husband “couldn’t be happier” working on Quarrel.

Treat and Pam Williams with son Gill in 2019.

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“He was truly in his element working with the best of the best in every department on this project,” Pam, 69, told PEOPLE.

Pam and her children Gill, 31, and Ellie, 25, whom she shared with Treat, did not know what to expect watching the star in his latest role.

“It’s a horrible thought that I’ll be watching his last project – it’s not a pleasant place to be or think about – but of course we’ll be there to support him as always,” Pam said.

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According to Tom Hollander, who portrays Capote in Quarrelthe cast still hasn’t processed Williams’ death.

“It’s very, very tragic and it’s quite difficult for us to talk about it because he was there right now,” the British actor, 56, told PEOPLE. “We didn’t really mourn him. We were just getting to know him. He was a very, very sweet spirit. He was the most positive, glass-half-full enthusiast.”

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Feud: Capote vs. Swans airs Wednesdays at 10pm ET on FX.

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