

Molly did hide money in the potbelly stove in their Leadville cabin, and Johnny unknowingly started a fire on a particularly cold night. When her daughter asked why she didn't refute the false story, Molly Brown supposedly replied, "It's better that they write *something* about me than nothing." ( Kathy Bates, as Molly Brown, repeats the story in James Cameron's Титанік (1997).) Molly Brown is also said to have reported the story with a slightly different ending.

It was made up by a Denver journalist, after Molly Brown became a hero on the Titanic. Brown accidentally burns his money after Molly has hidden it in the stove didn't really happen. She takes us on a guided tour through her movies with delightful, often hilarious behind-the-scenes anecdotes about every film in which she was involved, from 1948 to the present.The sequence where J.J. Here, too, are stories that never reached the tabloids about numerous celebrities, such as Ava Gardner, Clark Gable, Frank Sinatra, Mick Jagger, Gene Kelly, and many more. She looks back at her life as an actress during Hollywood's Golden Age-"the most magical time you could imagine"-including her lifelong friendship with (and years-long estrangement from) the legendary Elizabeth Taylor. Yet no matter how difficult the problems, the show always goes on.ĭebbie also invites us into the close circle of her family, speaking with deep affection and honesty about her relationships with her children, Carrie and Todd Fisher. In her engaging, down-to-earth voice, Debbie shares private details about her man and money troubles, including building and losing her Las Vegas dream hotel and her treasured Hollywood memorabilia collection. Unsinkable shines a spotlight on the resilient woman whose talent and passion for her work have endured for more than six decades. To paraphrase Bette Davis: Fasten your seatbelts, I've had a bumpy ride." In Unsinkable, I look back at the many years since then, and share my memories of a film career that took me from the Miss Burbank Contest of 1948 to the work I did in 2012. Today, she writes, "When I read the optimistic ending of my last memoir now, I can't believe how naive I was when I wrote it.

But within a few years, Debbie discovered that he had betrayed her emotionally and financially, nearly destroying her life. After two broken marriages, this third, she believed, was her lucky charm. In the closing pages of her 1988 autobiography Debbie: My Life, Debbie Reynolds wrote about finding her "brave, loyal, and loving" new husband.

The definitive memoir by legendary actress and performer Debbie Reynolds-an entertaining and moving story of enduring friendships and unbreakable family bonds, of hitting bottom and rising to the top again-that offers a unique and deeply personal perspective on Hollywood and its elite, from the glory days of MGM to the present
