On the occassion of Gloria Stuart's 103rd birth anniversary, CS tells you about interesting facts about the actress who we better know as the old Rose of Titanic.
>> She was the only cast member of ‘Titanic’ who was alive at the time of the actual disaster. Stuart lived to be 100 years old, the same age as her character in the film.
>> The 86-year-old Gloria had to put on makeup to play the 101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater in the film. She did not like it.u00a0
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>>u00a0She shortened her last name from ‘Stewart’ to ‘Stuart’ because she thought its six letters balanced perfectly on a theater’s marquee with her name Gloria.u00a0
>>u00a0Her daughter, Sylvia Vaughn (Sheekman) Thompson Park, born June 19, 1935, is a gourmet food writer and has authored several cookbooks.
>> Was a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild and Anti- Nazi league.u00a0