Oh, and in case you're wondering, DiCaprio's Jack Dawson wasn't based on any real individual. A real-life Titanic crew member named Joseph Dawson signed his name “J. Dawson,” but the director said he didn't even know about that man while making the film.
There is no evidence to suggest that Jack Dawson, the fictional character portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in the 1997 film Titanic, is based on a real person who was aboard the Titanic during its ill-fated voyage.
The real Rose from Titanic, Beatrice Wood, led a fascinating life that features more than a few similarities to Rose. Like Rose, Beatrice was born into a privileged family which she rejected as a young adult, leaving her home and pursuing a more independent life.
We hate to disappoint but the love story between Jack and Rose is purely fictional. While there was a J. Dawson on the ship — whose first name was actually Joseph — it is merely a coincidence. Meanwhile, Cameron's inspiration for Rose was American artist Beatrice Wood, who had no connection to the Titanic.
Jack's condition is based on progeria, a real-life condition that causes rapid aging. The average lifespan of someone with progeria is 13; the oldest recorded lifespan (as of 2018) is 30.
TITANIC: 10 Differences Between The MOVIE And The REAL STORY
Is Jack based on a real person?
Jack wasn't inspired by any one person in particular, but his name is very similar to that of a person who actually was on the Titanic. There was a man who signed his name as "J. Dawson" that was aboard the ship, though the "J." stood for Joseph (not Jack), and he was born in Dublin, Ireland.
The Mostly True Story of Jack is a tale of magic, friendship, and sacrifice. It's about things broken and things put back together. Above all, it's about finding a place to belong. Jack sat in the backseat of a rental car, his sketch book open on his knees, drawing pictures of bells.
The Heart of the Ocean in the Titanic film is not a real piece of jewellery, but is hugely popular nonetheless. The jewellery is, however, based on a real diamond, the 45.52-carat Hope Diamond. The Hope Diamond is one of the world's most valuable diamonds; its worth is estimated at around 350 million dollars.
Initially, the American socialite and headstrong persona of Rose was supposed to be portrayed by Oscar-winner Gwyneth Paltrow, but she turned down the role. Here's why Paltrow decided against starring in Titanic.
Lowe was portrayed by Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd in the 1997 blockbuster movie Titanic. The film depicted Lowe rescuing first-class passenger Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) from the freezing ocean after she blows a whistle to get his attention. He was portrayed by Kavan Smith in the 1996 miniseries.
Billy Zane as Caledon Hockley, Rose's arrogant and snobbish 30-year-old fiancé, who is the heir to a Pittsburgh steel fortune. He is resentful of Rose's affection for Jack.
Dawson died, along with thousands of other people, after Titanic's tragic encounter with a North-Atlantic iceberg. His final resting place is at Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Click on the image for a better view of J. Dawson's grave marker.
Born November 11, 1974, in Los Angeles, the eternally-youthful-looking DiCaprio was 23 when "Titanic" was first released in theaters in December 1997. Winslet, on the other hand, was 22 when the film premiered. Her character Rose was 17.
Did Rose really throw the diamond in the ocean in real life?
The answer is no, just like the romance between Rose and Jack, the Heart of the Sea was a jewel created for the movie, but that does not mean that it is not inspired by jewels that are real and have a lot of history behind them.
Then, it traded hands several times until it was bought in 1912 by Evalyn Walsh McLean, a Washington, D.C socialite, who owned it until her death in 1947. Harry Winston owned it for the next eleven years until he donated the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian Institution in 1958. Now, the gem belongs to all Americans.
Suddenly we're brought back to Jack's eventual death due to one important detail — his heart condition. In the show's second season, the mystery surrounding Jack's death seemed to have been solved — he'd died of a supposed widow-maker's heart attack following smoke inhalation from a fire in the Pearson family home.
We can just watch the scene again and let the sad emotions overflow us. Rose separates their hands, gently pushes Jack into the water while he slowly sinks into the deep, blue ocean… But, wait a minute!
John Borland "Jack" Thayer III (December 24, 1894 – September 20, 1945) was a first-class passenger on RMS Titanic who survived the ship's sinking. Aged 17 at the time, he was one of only a handful of passengers to survive jumping into the frigid ocean.
New York, U.S.A. Jack Dawson (born 1892-1912) is the deuteragonist in Titanic and the love interest of Rose DeWitt Bukater. He dies at the end of the film from hypothermia, protecting Rose by having her float on a doorframe while he stays in the water; he was only twenty years old. He is portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio.
Although Titanic's main story is fictional, it used the tragedy of the Rms Titanic as its basis, and as such, it also included characters based on real-life passengers of the ship, including the Titanic's richest passenger – and here's who it was.
