A to Z Musicals ~ ♬ "U" is for THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN

This 1960 musical, with music and lyrics by Meredith Willson (yes, of Music Man fame), was a fictionalized account of the life of Margaret ("Molly") Brown, who survived the sinking of the Titanic. The original Broadway production opened in 1960 and ran for 532 performances. The opening cast included Tammy Grimes, who won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical. (Debbie Reynolds took on the role in the 1964 film version.)Although the quality is not great, this is a clip, featured on The Ed Sullivan Show, of Tammy Grimes and Prince DeLong singing "Dolce Far Niente" (How Sweet to Do Nothing)[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_g4NTpG7_0&w=560&h=315]