The Unsinkable Molly Brown: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Unsinkable Molly Brown: recording date: 1960. manufacturer: Capitol. Object Name: sound recording.
The object in the museum catalogue
Original Broadway Cast. The Unsinkable Molly Brown (Capitol SW-2152). 33-1/3 rpm. Re-issue of a 1960 Capitol recording.
The Unsinkable Molly Brown, with music and lyrics by Meredith Willson and book by Richard Morris, opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on November 3, 1960, and closed on February 10, 1962, after a run of 532 performances. Tammy Grimes received a Tony Award for Best Feature Actress In a Musical in 1961.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1960
- manufacturer: Capitol
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: vinyl (overall material)
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 12 in; 30.48 cm
- place made: United States: California, Los Angeles, Hollywood
- Subject: Musical Theater
- ID Number: 1981.1003.242
- maker number: SW-2152
- accession number: 1981.1003
- catalog number: 1981.1003.242
- Credit Line: Gift of Bryan Sorens
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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