How a Near-Shipwreck on a Luxury Ocean Liner Inspired 'The Poseidon Adventure' and a Decade of Disaster Movies
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How a Near-Shipwreck on a Luxury Ocean Liner Inspired 'The Poseidon Adventure' and a Decade of Disaster Movies

Paul Gallico was on board the RMS "Queen Mary" when it almost capsized in 1937. The haunting experience shaped his best-selling 1969 novel and its 1972 film adaptation