May 8, 2023 · While the specific circumstances of Isidor and Ida — lying in bed while the water engulfed them, waiting to die — were invented for the movie, they did indeed both lose their lives on the...

Jun 22, 2023 · In James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster "Titanic," a short scene shows an older couple holding each other in bed while their room begins to flood. The moment — which likely made an impression...

Dec 18, 2017 · Director James Cameron may have taken artistic liberties with his depiction of Isidor and Ida Straus, the elderly couple who held each other as the ship sank, in his 1997 blockbuster "Titanic" —...

Aug 31, 2014 · In real life, the old couple involved actually chose a far more puzzling way to die. Their names were Isidor and Ida Straus. Isidor was a co-owner of Macy’s department store in New York and one of the wealthiest men on-board the Titanic. The couple’s suite was the most luxurious on the ship.

Aug 3, 2022 · One of the most tragic scenes from the 1997 movie Titanic depicts an elderly couple who quietly tuck themselves into bed and wait for death together as the ship begins to flood.

Ida Straus was portrayed by Helen Van Tuyl in the 1953 film Titanic. Helen Misener played her in the 1958 film A Night to Remember. She was portrayed by Nancy Nevinson in the 1979 TV movie S.O.S. Titanic. Janie Woods-Morris played her in the 1996 miniseries Titanic.

Nov 30, 2017 · When the Titanic hit the iceberg, and they knew sinking was inevitable, Ida — being a first class passenger and a woman — was immediately given a spot on a lifeboat.

Feb 24, 2018 · ONE of the most touching stories of the sinking of the Titanic has Movie fans will remember the tearjerking moment from the film’s climax, where an elderly couple is seen embracing on a bed as the ship sinks. Water gushes in around them as the husband clutches his wife close as they wait to die.

Mar 24, 2022 · According to the National Archives, the couple was last seen on deck, holding hands. Then, "a wave swept them both into the sea." They didn't die in their stateroom as portrayed in "Titanic."

But before you put away the tissues, there is something important to know: The elderly couple cuddling in bed until the bitter end is based on a real couple. 67-year-old Mr Isidor Straus and 63-year-old Mrs Rosalie Ida Straus.