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Robert M. Harling III (born November 12, 1951) is an American writer, producer and film director.
- The original play was written in 10 days. For "Steel Magnolias" writer Robert Harling, he didn't have to go far to find inspiration for the script. The film version of "Steel Magnolias" was based on Harling's play, which in turn was based on the events of Harling's real life.
- Steel Magnolias wasn't written as a comedy. Though "Steel Magnolias" ends with tragedy, there are plenty of funny moments sprinkled throughout. However, despite the many one-liners, Robert Harling actually didn't set out to write a comedy.
- The role of Truvy was written for Margo Martindale. Margo Martindale was exactly who writer Robert Harling had in mind when we wrote the role of Truvy, which is why she originated the character in the play.
- All of Hollywood's top stars wanted to be in the film. When it was announced that "Steel Magnolias" was going to be turned into a film, many of Hollywood's top leading ladies flocked to go see the play, as Margo Martindale recalled on "Live with Kelly and Ryan."
Jul 28, 2017 · The play wasn't originally intended as a comedy. As Harling's friend Margo Martindale, of Million Dollar Baby and August: Osage County fame, whom he wrote the role of Truvy for, recently reminded him, prior to opening night, they envisioned the story as a tragedy.
Jul 15, 2019 · Robert Harling didn’t set out to create a stage and film classic when he wrote "Steel Magnolias" in 1985. Instead, it was a grieving mechanism, suggested by a friend, to help him cope...
Steel Magnolias is a stage play by American writer Robert Harling, based on his experience with his sister's death. The play is a comedy-drama about the bond among a group of Southern women in northwest Louisiana .
Steel Magnolias is a 1989 American comedy drama film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, and Julia Roberts. The screenplay by Robert Harling is based on his 1987 play of the same name about the bond a group of women share in a small-town Southern community, and how ...
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Nov 14, 2014 · But back in 1987, no one expected it to be considered a comedy. It wasn’t until audiences found “Magnolias” that Harling and the others involved with the production realized it had the trappings of a comedy.
