The Unsinkable Molly Brown

The Unsinkable Molly Brown is a musical play which tells the fictionalized story of the rough-hewn Molly Brown, a real person, who made a fortune in the Colorado gold mines, and survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic. The music is by Meredith Willson and the book by Richard Morris.

The play was made into a movie in 1964. It stars Debbie Reynolds, Harve Presnell, Ed Begley, Jack Kruschen, Hermione Baddeley and Harvey Lembeck.

The movie was adapted by Helen Deutsch and directed by Charles Walters.

It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Debbie Reynolds), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color, Best Cinematography, Color, Best Costume Design, Color, Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment and Best Sound.