Titanic survivor starred in first Titanic film

The first Titanic film was released barely a month after the sinking. The film, called "Saved from the Titanic," starred silent film star and Titanic survivor Dorothy Gibson of Hoboken, New Jersey. For the sake of authenticity, Gibson even wore the dress she wore during her escape from the sinking liner.

Gibson was only 28 years old when she and her mother boarded Titanic after a vacation in Europe. Gibson was returning to their cabin after a game of cards when she felt the ship quiver as a result of the collision with ice. Mother and daughter made their way to the Boat Deck and found seats in lifeboat No. 7.

Gibson died of a heart attack in Paris in 1946.