'Titanic' Star Gloria Stuart Dies at Age 100

By PopEater Staff Posted Sep 27th 2010 01:18PM

Oscar-nominated actress Gloria Stuart passed away at the age of 100 on Sept. 26, The Washington Post reports.

Stuart, best known to audiences as the elder Rose in the Best Picture-winning 'Titanic,' was diagnosed with lung cancer several years ago, according to her daughter, Sylvia Thompson.

The actress began her career in the 1930s, starring in such films as 'The Invisible Man,' 'Roman Scandals' and 'The Prisoner of Shark Island.'

'Titanic' earned Gloria her first and only Oscar nomination. She lost the Best Supporting Actress prize to 'L.A. Confidential' star Kim Basinger at the 1998 ceremony.

Stuart was 87 when the Academy nominated her for her work as a 100-year-old survivor of the sinking ship in the James Cameron film, and she remains the oldest Oscar nominee in history.

Born in Santa Monica, California, Gloria attended the University of California at Berkeley and was married twice. Her first marriage, to Blair Gordon Neill, lasted from 1930 to 1934.

Later in 1934, she married Arthur Sheekman and the two had one daughter. The pair remained together until his death in 1978.

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Tuesday 28 September

By Chris

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My heart will go on.

Monday 27 September

By Steven

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What a talented actress..almost ten decades of work..to her Oscar nominated performancs as Rose in 'Titanic'...she was truly the coeur de la mer..the coeur de l'écran..and remain in our fond du coeur..RIP Gloria

By xueyunlbao

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i really loved dis movie.and she was wone of the best acters in this movie....RIP....PEACE BE WITH HER FAMILY.
Sorry but I'm still just a little angry at her for throwing "the heart of the ocean" over the side of the ship!I love this , So does My boyfriend .he is almost 11year older than me .i met him via agegapsingl es.c 'om a nice place for seeking age le ss love.which gives you a chance to make your life better and open opportunities for you to meet the attractive young girls and treat you like a king. Maybe you wanna check it out or tell your friends.. Just love it

By MoodyBlueEyes164

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Apparently, you don't know that 10 decades is 100 years. Gloria Swanson didn't start acting at birth. Still, almost 80 years of work is an amazing achievement! But let's get our facts straight.

By dandapg

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Um, MoodyBlueEyes164 you might want to take your own advice and get your facts straight. You have her NAME wrong! It's Stuart, not Swanson.

By TONY

SAD STORY,BUT SHE SEEMED TO HAVE LIVED A LONG AND GOOD LIFE,CANCER DOSENT DISCRIMINATE,R.I.P.

By Peter PJ

Unless I missed it, I didn't see Dorothy Provine listed as one of the deceased this year. I beleive she died around the middle of January. She started in many movies, among them, It's a Mad Mad Mad World.

By mytwocents

This makes me so sad. I really enjoyed her in Titanic. She had a long life but it's sad when they go. RIP, Gloria. Your memory will go on.

By Robbie

I for one suspect foul play. I think there's a serial killer targeting people over 100 years old. They just die with no evidence of foul play? Yeah, right!

By red

OMG! Thank you for the ROFLMAO! It was much needed around all this doom and gloom. RIP Gloria

By Will

Wow, you're a retard. How old are you? 13? 14?

By amishfarmer

The official Obama "Death Panel" decided that she was too old and too white so she had to go!

@amishfarmer, lol

By Gary Mayer

Robbie: I echo Will's sentiments, however, he guessed that you were 13 or 14 years old; that may be your IQ.

You obviously don't respect your elders; wait till you reach 100 - NOT! With that kind of disrespect you may not make it to 50.

Actors work hard and put in long hours. To be working on 'Titanic' at 87 is a marvelous feat.

By jesus chrysler

prove it, clown! (foul play)

By stampman24

Sorry about Gloria...as a kid in the 30's, she was my favorite
movie star. In those days, we could buy pink bubble gum in flat
pieces, in a lil package on the back of a flat card. We collected as many as we could of our favorites. She was mine and
I had about 30 of cards with her picture on the back...What fun!
She was such a wonderful actress!

By sheila0229

Nice to hear about her from someone who remembers her a little younger. I had those bubble gum cards - still have them - but mine were the Beatles.

By Dmollykins

Her wagon was full, so much of life she's seen, was there during the "golden years" of Hollywood, watched the industry change and change again. Now she's at rest.......RIP Gloria.

By RYAN

What a pretty and wonderful lady.She was talented and fantastic...RIP mam,you were the best.

By CB

AMEN- very well put, Ryan. My parents were Fans of her earliy work, & I'm sure she'll be missed.. Rest in Peace Gloria!

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