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Gibson in Saved from the Titanic.
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American silent film actress Dorothy Gibson was one of the approximately 700 survivors of the tragedy.
Upon arriving in New York City unscathed, she immediately began filming Saved From the Titanic, the first film to depict the events of the sinking. It was released in May 1912, a month after the crash. She is famous for wearing the same clothes and shoes in the movie as she had worn during the actual sinking.
While the film was successful, it exists only in memories now. The only known print of the film was destroyed in a fire.
Titanic Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the RMS Titanic.
April 10, 1912 – The Titanic sets sail on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York.
April 14-15, 1912 – The luxury liner hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic around midnight and sinks in less than three hours.
1,517 people died and 706 survived out of 2,223 passengers and crew, according to the US Senate report on the disaster.
Ship
At the time, the RMS Titanic was the largest passenger ship afloat.
The ship’s length was 882 feet, 9 inches, and it weighed 46,328 tons. Its top speed was 23 knots.
The wreckage is located about 350 miles off the southeast coast of Newfoundland.