The Unsinkable Molly Brown

The Unsinkable Molly Brown is a musical play which tells the fictionalized account of the life of Margaret Brown, whose husband made a fortune in the Colorado gold mines, and who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic. The music is by Meredith Willson and the book by Richard Morris. The Broadway production opened on November 3, 1960, and played 533 performances. The cast was headed by Tammy Grimes and Harve Presnell. The principal songs include "I Ain't Down Yet," "Belly Up to the Bar, Boys," "I'll Never Say No," "Beautiful People of Denver," "Are You Sure?", "The Language Song (Bon Jour)," "Chick-a-Pen," "If I Knew," "Keep a-Hoppin'," "Leadville Johnny Brown," and "Dolce Far Niente."

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Musical - Margaret Brown - Colorado - Gold - RMS ''Titanic'' - Meredith Willson - Richard Morris - Broadway - November 3 - 1960 - Tammy Grimes - Harve Presnell

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

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1964 - Debbie Reynolds - Harve Presnell - Ed Begley - Jack Kruschen - Hermione Baddeley - Harvey Lembeck

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

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Helen Deutsch - Charles Walters

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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.

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Academy Awards - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color - Best Cinematography, Color - Best Costume Design, Color - Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment - Best Sound

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