What happened to Susan Harling Robinson husband?

The 32 year old Susan left behind her husband Dr Pat Robinson and their two-year-old son Robert after years of battling diabetes. Nothing to stop her: Susan Harling Robinson was so determined to be a majorette, despite her diabetes diagnosis aged 12 – that she made her mother sew pockets into her uniform for candy.

What type of diabetes did Shelby have in Steel Magnolias?

It’s the 1989 film in which Julia Roberts plays Shelby, a young woman with type 1 diabetes, who’s dealing with family stresses alongside complications in the U.S. South. There’s the famous scene in the beauty parlor, where Shelby has a low blood sugar while getting her hair prettied up before her wedding.

Where is Susan Harling buried?

Susan Harling-Robinson was the inspiration for the play and movie “Steel Magnolias”, written by her brother Robert Harling….Laura Susan Harling Robinson.

Birth	7 Oct 1953 Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial	Memory Lawn Cemetery Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA

Is Steel Magnolias a true story?

Steel Magnolias was based on a true story Actor and writer Robert Harling wrote the play based on the true story of his sister, Susan Harling Robinson, who died from diabetic complications.

What disease did Julia Roberts have in Steel Magnolias?

‘Steel Magnolias’ and Low Blood Sugar Possibly the most famous portrayal of diabetes in the movies is Julia Roberts in Steel Magnolias (1989). In a memorable scene, her character with type 1 diabetes experiences crashing low blood sugar while at the beauty parlor as she has her hair done for her own wedding.

Is Julia Roberts wearing a wig in Hook?

Roberts did not wear a wig to play Tinker Bell. Instead, she dyed her famous tresses and cropped them short. 10. “Hook” is full of unusual cameos you might have missed.