- In 1964 she gave birth to her son, Timothy, who suffered from dwarfism. He bludgeoned her to death with a weightlifting bar while she slept in the bedroom of her Encino (CA) home. He was charged with involuntary manslaughter but cited years of mental and physical abuse by her as his defense. He received a three-year suspended sentence and was placed on probation for the crime.
- The paternity of Cabot's son Timothy Scott (b. January 27, 1964, d. January 22, 2003) is now confirmed to be that of King Hussein of Jordan. Before January 2018, the general public did not know who was actually Timothy Roman's father. Cabot herself said to friends that he was fathered by an English diplomat to whom she had been married for a short time, but she told her friends this to hide the fact that he was born out of wedlock.
Actor Christopher Jones was also regarded as a possible father, though King Hussein of Jordan was the main discussed candidate, a fact that Timothy's lawyers used to ask for his removal of Tim from the regular jail population due to his status as the king's son.
Michael Roman adopted Timothy after he married Susan Cabot in 1968. - Her personal life included a well publicized relationship with King Hussein of Jordan in 1959, which ended when he found out that she was Jewish.
- In 1957 Susan returned to films after signing an exclusive contract with producer Roger Corman. The two briefly dated as well.
- Married at the age of 17 in order to escape her sad and transient childhood, which included eight different foster homes.
- In 1968, she married her second husband, actor Michael Roman, but the marriage broke up in the early 1980s, in part due to Cabot's increasing mental fragility and paranoia. Cabot had reportedly been taking a growth hormone prescribed for her son, possibly a factor in heightening her mental illness.
- A biopic on her life titled "Black Oasis" was announced in 2007, with Stephan Elliott directing and Rose McGowan starring as Cabot. The project never materialized.
- Author Tom Weaver writes about his acquaintance with Susan Cabot and her son in the book "Lost Souls of Horror and the Gothic" (Jefferson NC: McFarland & Co., 2016).
- Attended high school in Manhattan, where she took an interest in dramatics and joined the school dramatic club.
- Burial: Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City (Los Angeles), California.
- Both Cabot and her "The Battle at Apache Pass" co-star, Jeff Chandler (real name Ira Grossel), followed a long line of distinctly non-Indian actors playing Indians in Hollywood Westerns.
- No relation to Sebastian Cabot.
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