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Isidor Straus (February 6, 1845 – April 15, 1912) was a Bavarian-born American businessman, politician and co-owner of Macy's department store with his brother Nathan. He also served for just over a year as a member of the United States House of Representatives , representing the state of New York . [ 2 ]
Wendy Rush, the wife of OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, is descended from Ida and Isidor Straus, two first-class passengers who perished in the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.
Lew Palter, the actor best known for his role as Isidor Straus in James Cameron’s 1997 epic Titanic, has died aged 94.. The Brooklyn-born actor was also a longtime theatre teacher at the CalArts ...
Palter is best known for his role in James Cameron's Titanic, in which he played Isidor Straus, the real-life business magnate and co-owner of Macy's who died aboard the ship with his wife, Ida ...
Jesse Straus was born in Manhattan on June 25, 1872, as the eldest son of the German immigrants Isidor Straus (1845–1912) and Ida Straus (1849–1912), both of whom died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Isidor was co-owner of the department store R.H. Macy & Co., along with his uncle Nathan Straus.
[7] [8] Apart from playing Isidor Straus in Titanic, [9] [10] Palter appeared in other films, such as The Steagle [1] and First Monday in October. [ 11 ] Having started teaching acting at the CalArts School of Theater in 1971, Palter remained a faculty member there until his retirement in 2013.
First-class passenger Isidor Straus refused to take a seat on a lifeboat when women and children were still waiting to get off the sinking ship, and he was joined by his wife Ida, who would not ...
Margaret Lawrance Frelinghuysen, who married Paul Alfred Kurzman in 1964. Kurzman is a great-grandson of Ida and Isidor Straus, who died aboard the Titanic in 1912. Mr. Straus was a U.S. Congressman and a co-owner of Macy's department store. [9]