Titanic is one movie that piques your interest and you wish to watch it every time it is on TV. The James Cameron directorial has everyone hooked and created an air of mystique around the giant ship that sank hundred years ago. Do you remember this couple from the film that went down with the ship as it sank? It is with a heavy heart that the male actor in the scene, Lew Palter, has passed away. The actor was 94 years old and has a connection with the Titanic submersible as well.
As per reports, Lew Palter died of lung cancer at his Los Angeles home. His daughter confirmed the news of his death to a Hollywood publication and said that he breathed his last on May 21. Lew Palter was a teacher by profession and his daughter said that he changed people’s lives.
For those who are not aware, Lew Palter starred in the James Cameron starrer Titanic and played the role of tycoon Isidor Strauss. Remember that scene in the film where a couple cuddles as Titanic is sinking and does down with the ship together? The man was Isidor Strauss. And you will be surprised to know that Isidor Strauss has a connection with one of the billionaires who was on board the Titanic submersible.
Wendy who is the wife of the late OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush is the great-great-granddaughter of Isidor Strauss. Isidor and his wife Ida were on board the Titanic the unfateful day it sank. It is reported by Hindustan Times that Isidor and Ida were offered to go with the other rescued passengers on the lifeboat but the former refused until the women and the children were prioritised. And his wife, Ida refused to go without him.
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For the unversed, all five members who were on the Titanic submersible have been presumed dead because of a catastrophic implosion at 13000 feet below sea level.