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Titanic History: The Truth (Page 12)
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What was Titanic? R.M.S (aka Royal Mail Steamer/Steamship) Titanic was an ocean liner that sailed from April 10th 1912 at Southampton, England to what was intended to be New York City, but sank on April 14/15th 1912. She was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, Northern Ireland and was intended to be part of a trio of sister ships for White Star Line. Fact #12: Popularity The dramatic sinking of Titanic spawned countless media and merchandise over the years. A movie as early as just a month after the sinking was made and included a survivor, but this movie has been lost. Perhaps most famously is James Cameron's film from 1997, which allowed viewers to witness the events as understood at the time and take a tour of the ship. Several models were built, including a 90% length replica. Another well-recognized film is A Night to Remember by Walter Lord from 1958, which was based on his book "On a Sea of Glass." It lacked info that would be partly corrected in the 1998 film, but followed the actual story more closely. Ken Marshall made many paintings over the years, some of which are featured in various books such as "Exploring the Titanic with Robert Ballard" and "Titanic: An Illustrated History". German company Revell released many model kits over the years from the typical glue and paint builds to simpler snap together models ("Easy Click" as they called it). Even Lego took liberty with their own giant set. Sources https://vintageshowbiz.com/titanic-1997-behind-the-scenes/ https://en.kinorium.com/48992/info/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/history/titanic/first-titanic-movie-starred-survivor https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/lego-titanic-10294 |