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Margaret Brown (née Tobin; July 18, 1867 – October 26, 1932), posthumously known as the " Unsinkable Molly Brown ", was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was a survivor of the RMS Titanic, which sank in 1912, and she unsuccessfully urged the crew in Lifeboat No. 6 to return to the debris field to look for survivors. [1]
- Margaret Tobin Brown, Maggie Brown, Molly Brown, Mrs. James J. Brown
- October 26, 1932 (aged 65), New York City, U.S.
- Margaret Tobin, July 18, 1867, Hannibal, Missouri, U.S.
- Cemetery of the Holy Rood, Westbury, New York
The Unsinkable Molly Brown is a 1964 American Western musical comedy film directed by Charles Walters and starring Debbie Reynolds, filmed in Panavision. The screenplay by Helen Deutsch is based on the book of the 1960 musical of the same name by Richard Morris.
- $11 million
- Lawrence Weingarten
With Debbie Reynolds, Harve Presnell, Ed Begley, Jack Kruschen. A poor, uneducated mountain girl leaves her cabin in search of respect, a wealthy husband, and a better life in this fictionalized biopic of Margaret "Molly" Brown, who survived the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic.
- Charles Walters
- 43
- 3 min
Apr 2, 2014 · Sometimes referred to as "the Unsinkable Molly Brown," this survivor of the 1912 Titanic disaster has become the subject of many myths and legends throughout the years. Ironically, Brown...
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- She wasn’t actually called Molly. One of the biggest misconceptions about Brown is her name; she was born Margaret, not Molly. While it’s sometimes said she didn’t earn the Molly moniker until after her death in 1932, historians found instances of her being called Mollie (with an -ie) in 1929, though the reasons for that new nickname are unknown.
- She started working at a tobacco company at age 13. Born in Hannibal, Missouri, in 1867 to Irish immigrants, Margaret Brown (née Tobin) did not come into the world wealthy.
- She married for love. In 1886 at the age of 18, Margaret moved to Leadville, Colorado, and began working at a local department store. It was in Leadville, circa spring 1886, that she met James Joseph “J.J.”
- The Browns were “new money.” Soon after marrying, the Browns moved into a two-room cabin in Stumpftown, Colorado, which was closer to the mines where J.J.
Mar 8, 2022 · Margaret Brown, better known as ‘the unsinkable Molly Brown’, earned her nickname because she survived the sinking of the Titanic and later went on to become a staunch philanthropist and activist.
Dec 6, 2021 · Margaret Brown — “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” as she came to be posthumously called — died of a brain tumor on October 26, 1932, at the Barbizon Hotel in New York City. In her 65 years, Brown had seen poverty, wealth, joy, and great tragedy. But she lived each day like it was her last.
