The Unsinkable Molly Brown

film by Walters [1964]

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  • Judy Garland and Fred Astaire in Easter Parade
    In Charles Walters

    The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) allowed Walters to adapt a more current Broadway musical, and he made the most of it, getting the performance of Reynolds’s career (and her only Oscar nomination). The popular movie follows the life of Molly Brown, who survived the sinking…

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portrayal by Reynolds

  • Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher
    In Debbie Reynolds

    …Reynolds earned critical acclaim for The Unsinkable Molly Brown, in which she starred in the title role; she earned an Academy Award nomination for her performance. Reynolds’s other movie credits included How the West Was Won (1962), Vincente Minnelli’s Goodbye Charlie (1964), The Singing

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