Gloria Stuart (Actress) - On This Day

Profession: Actress

Biography: Hollywood career spanned (with a long break in the middle) from 1932 until 2004 where she appeared on stage, television and in film, for which she was best-known. Appeared as Claude Rains' sweetheart in "The Invisible Man", and as the elderly Rose Dawson Calvert in the Academy Award-winning film "Titanic".

She is the oldest person to be nominated in a supporting role for a competitive Oscar, for her role in "Titanic", at the age of 87.

Born: July 4, 1910
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, USA

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Cancer

Died: September 26, 2010 (aged 100)

Articles and Photos

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  Oscar Hopes Sunk for 'Titanic' Movie Cast

  Titanic broke all kinds of records after its release in 1997, but the acclaim that it received failed to be reflected on the cast at the Academy Awards.
  March 2, 1998

Acting Career

• 1998-03-08 The Screen Actors Guild award Gloria Stuart (Old Rose in "Titanic") with their Founders Award

Personal Life

• 1930-06-21 "Titanic" actress Gloria Stuart (19) weds sculptor Blair Gordon Newell
• 1934-07-29 American artist and "Titanic" actress Gloria Stuart (24) weds second husband, American screenwriter Arthur Sheekman (33), until his death in 1978

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