Was there an "unsinkable" Molly Brown. Or was she just a character in the movie?

yes ,molly browns really exist !!!

cool.

I can't believe this question was even asked considering how famous she was.

Yes Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown was on the ship and was a 1st class passenger. She was born on Thursday 18th July 1867 and was 44 at the time of the sinking. She was born to a poor family and her husband struck it rich at a coal mine.

Before Titanic she wasn't really accepted by Denver society. After Titanic she became more respected. Mrs. Brown was considered an eccentric but generally well-liked and articulate woman who, despite never really being accepted at the toniest levels, became a legend in her own time after the Titanic episode.

I can't confirm this as I don't recall where I heard it, but I think I remember reading she was putting others on a lifeboat before placing herself on one and even gave up her coat or something to another passenger.

She was actually called Maggie, not Molly, she wasn't known as Molly until after her death. She got on lifeboat 6 and was known for eventually taking over the lifeboat. The movie does not portray this unfortantly. She wanted to row back and get people from the water but they wouldn't. This was ofcourse before she took over the boat.

After the sinking of the Titanic, Molly presented the "Loving Cup" to Captain Rostron for his rescuing the Titanic passengers.

She died 26th October 1932 at the age of 65.

There've been many plays and movies made about Molly Brown. Might wanna check one out. The Debbie Renolds "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" from 1964 gives a good glimse into her life before Titanic. It's a rather good movie, you might wanna see if you can check it out from your local video store.

Now, that's just a brieft type up from what I've read, maybe someone else can give a full biography report on her and tell more than I have.

sorry I thought that she was just a character in the movie. I really haven't heard that much bout her so that's y.

How can you watch the Titanic movie and not have heard anything on the infamous Molly Brown??

You do realize that Sir Cosmo and Lucille Lady Duff Gordon, Bruce Ismay, Smith and the crew, Thomas Andrews, Bejamin Guggenheim and his mistress, Countess of Roths, JJ Astor and Madeline Astor and Isador and Ida Strauss were also all real passengers...??

Rosie your funny.you have me in stiches laughing. Stop please my sides are sore. I love the way you give good honest down to earth answers. You forgot to inform the lad that captain smyth was also real. I posted on another board a question as to what became of Molly but i got the answer reading this posting that you again.

That's just me, I give honest answers on things such as this. Sometimes it can come out rude although I don't mean anything like that.

But I did mention Smith.. "Smith and the crew".. I'd still be typing if I typed up every crew member..lol

[b:12ecd6638b]here are a couple of links if anyone's interested-[/b:12ecd6638b]

http://www.mollybrownmuseum.com/

http://www2.sjsu.edu/depts/english/mollybrown.htm

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Robin that was very interesting. I learnt a thing or two. the more that i learn about her the bigger her charictor seems to be.