The Hope Diamond was not on the Titanic when it sank; it was owned by Washington socialite, Mrs Evelyn McLean, who didn't even set sail on the infamous ship. When she died in 1947, it was sold to pay off her debts. The precious stone has its own narrative that is worthy of a film in itself.
Heart of the Ocean Diamond
The diamond is, in fact, a fictional diamond. There never was a real version of this remarkable blue diamond in existence.
It was sold at auction to benefit the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund and Southern California's Aid For AIDS, fetching a price of roughly $1.8 million.
It is said to originally be owned by Louis XVI and shortly after his execution in 1793, the diamond disappeared and was recut into a heart-like shape, known as "The Heart of the Ocean." Caledon Hockley purchased the diamond for his fiancée, Rose and presented it to her.
This entire salvage expedition hinged on the search for the Heart of the Ocean, and Rose not only had it the entire time, but let it sink into oblivion and never told anyone about it. In the film's actual ending, Rose throws the diamond into the ocean, returns to her room, and dies peacefully in her sleep.
A gold necklace said to have been made with the tooth of a megalodon shark has been located on the wreck of the RMS Titanic in a 'breathtaking' discovery by the Magellan search team that has been surveying the wreckage.
I fully lie. I hold my hand up, I let him go," Winslet told Colbert of her famous line, "I'll never let you go" -- though according to her, Jack's death wasn't just on Rose.
Titanic: Heart of the Ocean Necklace ($500,750,000)
While the studio fashioned the prop for about $9,400, the 56-carat heart-shaped blue diamond in white gold and a colorless diamond frame would have been worth more than $500 million had it been real.
Were Jack and Rose based on real people? No. Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater, portrayed in the movie by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, are almost entirely fictional characters (James Cameron modeled the character of Rose after American artist Beatrice Wood, who had no connection to Titanic history).
While Jack and Rose weren't really aboard the Titanic, there are other parts of the film that are directly based on true events. For instance, the reason the Titanic sank in the movie was also the real-life reason that the ship sank, as is common knowledge.
Cameon continued, “The answer is very simple because it says on page 147 [of the script] that Jack dies,” Cameron explained. “Very simple. … Obviously it was an artistic choice, the thing was just big enough to hold her, and not big enough to hold him …
The voyage came to an abrupt end when the ship struck ice and sank. Rose survived the ship's sinking, but Jack did not. She later married a man named Calvert, and had at least three children.
But the 56-carat Coeur de la Mer (Heart of the Ocean)—the pendant that Cal Hockley places around the neck of his fiancée, Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet), as if it were a pricey millstone—is fictional.
Queensmith concluded that The Heart of the Ocean necklace, worn by Kate Winslet's character in Titanic, Rose DeWitt Bukater, was the most valuable piece in Hollywood history. Its value was pegged at $640,459,047.
Among the artifacts recovered from underwater expeditions to the Titanic were two beautiful rings. One included 60 diamonds and the other an exquisite Sapphire center stone. Many exceptional ladies boarded the Titanic maiden voyage and it is amazing to consider the jewelry that they were wearing.
By throwing the necklace into the Atlantic ocean, Rose finally lets go, because she is ready to make peace with Jack and the other Titanic victims; she is finally ready to move on.
There are no survivors of the Titanic alive today
The very longest-living person to have survived the Titanic died on the 31st of May 2009. Her name was Elizabeth Gladys 'Millvina' Dean, and she was just two months old when she boarded the Titanic with her family.
Just one survivor went to the premiere and saw the hit film: Eleanor Johnson Shuman, who made it out alive on one of the few lifeboats.
Was the Real Heart of the Ocean Ever Found? Thanks to the fact that Kate Phillips carefully guarded her precious necklace, the Heart of the Ocean never actually went missing. As such, there was no need to hunt for the real gem the way divers did in the film!
The Hope Diamond has been in the possession of the Smithsonian Institute since it was gifted by Harry Winston. It's kept on display in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., at the forefront of the gem collection.
In 1974, it was removed from its setting and found actually to weigh 45.52 carats.
she loses her virginity to jack. Cal is furious that rose hasn't slept with him yet. there's a whole scene in the movie about this.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Cameron was asked directly, "Why doesn't Rose make room for Jack on the door?" To which he replied, "And the answer is very simple because it says on page 147 [of the script] that Jack dies.
Did Jack and Rose from the Titanic have a child? No, Rose married after Jack's death and had a child. Rose's adult granddaughter is with old Rose in the beginning and end of the movie. ...