Director: Herbert Ross

Writer: Robert Harling

From a play: Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling

Music by: Georges Delerue

Producer: Ray Stark

Keywords: Drama, Hairdressing

Six Louisiana women deal with life's travails and triumphs, united through their common patronage of Truvy's Beauty Parlor. An runaway success at the box office, grossing over $80M in total receipts. Adaptation of Robert Harling's play emerging from the experiences with friends and family surrounding the death of his sister from diabetes. Julia Roberts received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Inferior remake by the Lifetime Channel as Steel Magnolias (2012).

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bibi Besch	Actor	1-Feb-1942	7-Sep-1996	Who's That Girl?
Olympia Dukakis	Actor	20-Jun-1931		Tales of the City
Sally Field	Actor	6-Nov-1946		Steel Magnolias
Daryl Hannah	Actor	3-Dec-1960		Splash
Rick Hurst	Actor	1-Jan-1946		Cletus Hogg on Dukes
Shirley MacLaine	Actor	24-Apr-1934		Terms of Endearment
Dylan McDermott	Actor	26-Oct-1961		Bobby Donnell on The Practice
Kevin J. O'Connor	Actor	15-Nov-1963		Candy Mountain
Dolly Parton	Country Musician	19-Jan-1946		Jolene
Julia Roberts	Actor	28-Oct-1967		Pretty Woman
Sam Shepard	Playwright	5-Nov-1943	27-Jul-2017	Buried Child
Tom Skerritt	Actor	25-Aug-1933		Viper in Top Gun
Janine Turner	Actor	6-Dec-1962		Maggie on Northern Exposure
Ann Wedgeworth	Actor	21-Jan-1935		Lana Shields on Three's Company
James Wlcek	Actor	22-Feb-1964		Sons of Thunder

CAST

Sally Field	...   M'Lynn Eatenton
Dolly Parton	...   Truvy Jones
Shirley MacLaine	...   Ouiser Boudreaux
Daryl Hannah	...   Annelle Dupuy Desoto
Olympia Dukakis	...   Clairee Belcher
Julia Roberts	...   Shelby Eatenton Latcherie
Tom Skerritt	...   Drum Eatenton
Dylan McDermott	...   Jackson Latcherie
Kevin J. O'Connor	...   Sammy Desoto
Bill McCutcheon	...   Owen Jenkins
Ann Wedgeworth	...   Aunt Fern
Bibi Besch	...   Belle Marmillion
Jonathan Ward	...   Jonathan Eatenton
Knowl Johnson	...   Tommy Eatenton
and
Sam Shepard	...   Spud Jones
Janine Turner	...   Nancy Beth Marmillion
James Wlcek	...   Marshall Marmillion
Ronald Young	...   Drew Marmillion
Nancy Parsons	...   Janice Van Meter
Robert Ginnaven	...   Mayor Van Meter
Tom Hodges	...   Louie Jones
Rick Hurst	...   Bark Boone
Robert Harling	...   Minister
C. Houser	...   Jack, Jr. (1 year old)
Daniel Camp	...   Jack, Jr. (3 years old)
Norman Fletcher	...   Mr. Latcherie, Sr.
Lori Tate	...   Mrs. Latcherie, Sr.
Robert Adams	...   Dr. Judd
Carol Sutton	...   Nurse Pam
Aja Sansone	...   Monique
Rodney Alan Fulton	...   Bobby Ray Ross
Spencer Henderson	...   Dancing Couple
Sandra Asbury-Johnson	...   Dancing Couple
Gale J. Odom	...   Church Singer
Betsy Widhalm	...   Church Organist
Oscar J. Bienvenu, Jr.	...   Doctor
Teresa Beaudion	...   Receptionist
Gladys Mallard	...   Nurse
Betty J. Dove	...   Nurse
Travis Harrison	...   Delivery Boy
James Shapkoff III	...   Delivery Man
Walker May	...   Newspaper Boy
Robert R. Morgan	...   Cook
Roger D. McCann	...   Cook's Helper
Debbie McCann	...   Cook's Helper

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