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Dorothy Gibson

ドロシー・ギブソン　/　どろしー・ぎぶそん

American film actor

May 17, 1889 – February 17, 1946　・　Hoboken, New Jersey, United States

New Jersey
film actor
singer
screenwriter

My Take

Dorothy Gibson's story reads almost too cinematic to be real. She survived the Titanic and then, within weeks, starred in the very first film made about the disaster, reportedly wearing the same dress she escaped in. I find that detail both fascinating and a little unsettling, the way trauma and early Hollywood collided in one person. Beyond that singular footnote she was a model and silent-era actress whose career faded fast. What stays with me is how she sits at the intersection of a historic catastrophe and the birth of disaster moviemaking, a genuinely strange piece of early film history.

Overview

Dorothy Gibson (born Dorothy Winifred Brown; May 17, 1889 – February 17, 1946) was an American actress, socialite and artist's model, active in the early 20th century. She survived the sinking of the Titanic and starred in the first motion picture based on the disaster.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Dorothy Gibson
Name (Japanese): ドロシー・ギブソン
Reading: どろしー・ぎぶそん
Born: May 17, 1889 – February 17, 1946
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Ox
Origin: Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
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Occupation: film actor / singer / screenwriter / model / stage actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
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3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%96%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

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