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John Borland "Jack" Thayer III (December 24, 1894 – September 20, 1945) was a first-class passenger on RMS Titanic who survived the ship's sinking. Aged 17 at the time, he was one of only a handful of passengers to survive jumping into the frigid ocean. He later wrote and privately published his recollection of the sinking.
John George "Jack" Phillips (11 April 1887 – 15 April 1912) was a British sailor and the senior wireless operator aboard the Titanic during her ill-fated maiden voyage in April 1912. Before the collision with the iceberg, Phillips and his assistant, Harold Bride , had acknowledged and passed along several ice warnings to the bridge.
Fare thee, Titanic, fare thee well. When Jack Johnson heard that mighty shock, mighta seen the man do the Eagle rock. Fare thee, Titanic, fare thee well" (The Eagle Rock was a popular dance at the time). In 1969, American folk singer Jaime Brockett reworked the Lead Belly song into a satirical talking blues called "The Legend of the S.S. Titanic."
The floating piece of wood that helped save the life of Kate Winslet’s Rose in the 1997 blockbuster Titanic has sold at auction for $718,750 ... that Jack dies,” Cameron said. “Very simple.”
In Titanic's final act, Jack saves Rose and ends up dying in the cold water while they a. Following Titanic's success, stars such as Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio continued to find success in ...
Marian Longstreth Thayer (née Morris; November 9, 1872 – April 14, 1944) was an American socialite and survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.She was the wife of John Borland Thayer II, a Director and Second Vice President of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and the mother of John Borland "Jack" Thayer III.
Director James Cameron has commissioned a study to prove either Rose or Jack had to die after the "Titanic" sunk in his 1997 blockbuster film.
John Jacob Astor VI (August 14, 1912 – June 26, 1992) was an American socialite, shipping businessman, and member of the Astor family.He was dubbed the "Titanic Baby" for his affiliation with the RMS Titanic; Astor was born four months after his father, Colonel John Jacob Astor IV, died in the sinking of the Titanic.