Millvina Dean
| Millvina Dean | |
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 Millvina Dean signing autographs at the Titanic Convention in Southampton of April 1999. |
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| Born | Elizabeth Gladys Millvina Dean 2 February 1912 Branscombe, Devon, England, UK |
| Died | 31 May 2009 (aged 97) Ashurst, Hampshire, UK |
| Parents | Bertram F. Dean and Georgette Light |
Elizabeth Gladys Millvina Dean (February 2, 1912 - May 31, 2009) was, at age 97, the last living survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic that occurred April 15, 1912. She was the youngest person to be on the ship, and does not remember anything about the sinking.[1]
She was only two months old when she went on the Titanic with her mother, father, and brother. When the Titanic hit an iceberg, her father felt it and told his wife to get her children dressed and go to the deck, or front, of the ship. Dean, her mother, and her brother all got into a lifeboat and got away from the sinking Titanic. Her father, however, did not live and it is not known where his body is.
Dean started to take part in Titanic-related activities when she was in her seventies, and does not like it when forms of entertainment use the Titanic. The only Titanic movie she watched was A Night to Remember, and she hated it as it was too painful for her to watch.
She became the last living Titanic survivor when Barbara West died on October 16, 2007. West, unlike Dean, did not want any publicity from the Titanic.
References [change]
- ↑ Burns, John (2009-05-31). "Millvina Dean, Titanic’s Last Survivor, Dies at 97". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/world/europe/01dean.html. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
Other websites [change]
- Millvina Dean Criticizes the BBC
- Titanic Survivor gets Mayoral Tribute
- Barbara Dainton, 96, Among Last From Titanic, Is Dead
| Preceded by Barbara Dainton |
Oldest living survivor of the RMS Titanic 16 October 2007 – present |
Succeeded by last living survivor |
