about 400 miles from the Titanic site, aboard a chartered oil-rig servicing ship. During our two-day journey into the North Atlantic, we got to know our fellow adventurers. They included everyone from Indian industry mogul Shrenik Baldota ("They call me the wild monk," he said, "because...
Astor died in the sinking of RMS Titanic during the early hours of April 15, 1912. Astor was the richest passenger aboard the RMS Titanic and was thought to be among the richest people in the world at that time with a net worth of nearly $87 million when he died (equivalent to $2.26...
The man who built the Titanic After the construction of Titanic, a reporter asked him how safe the Titanic would be. With an ironic tone he said: ‘Not even God can sink it’ The result: I think you all know what happened to the Titanic Marilyn Monroe (Actress) She was visited by Bi...
The Titanic was part of the newly introduced “Olympic” class of ships by the shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff. With their length of almost 900 feet, this class of liners became the largest ships ever built to that date. The construction of the Titanic took more than three years and...
Senator William Alden Smith and his son had made a North Atlantic voyage aboard the Baltic under the command of Captain E.J. Smith in 1906. Captain Smith would later be the commander of Titanic in 1912. While aboard the Baltic, the senator had the chance to meet Captain Smith and develope...
He was aboard and passed away in the Titanic's tragic sinking. Family Life He was married to Helen Reilly Barbour from 1908 until the sinking of the ship. Associated With He was portrayed by Victor Garber in the James Cameron directed reenactment film of the Titanic's doomed voyage.Popularit...
He continued to act in productions like the dramatic adaptation "Scarlet and Black" (1993) with Alice Krige and the Leonardo DiCaprio box office smash action movie "Titanic" (1997). He also appeared in the TV special "Rumpole and the Age of Miracles" (PBS, 1989-1990). In the e...
Randy would eventually win six Grammys, as well as Emmys, Oscars, and other awards. He’s not in a rock band, but as of 2013, has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. James Horner The soundtrack of “Titanic” was undoubtedly one of the best parts of the movie and...
“ Titanic” The Heart of the Ocean sapphire featured in “Titanic” was a beautiful pendant that, in the movie, was said to have once belonged to Louis XVI and made into a heart shape following the French Revolution. While the fictitious Heart of the Sea was actually based upon the Hope...
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