Deborah Thompson with Great Grandmother, Gloria Stuart

The author, Deborah Thompson, with her great grandmother, Gloria Stuart, the Academy-Award nominated actress for her role of the elderly woman, Rose Dawson Calvert, in the movie, Titanic. Gloria is the oldest person, at 87, to be nominated for an Oscar, though her great granddaughter knows her best as an inspiring painter, bonsai artist, and fine art printmaker.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Deborah Thompson with Great Grandmother, Gloria Stuart." (Viewed on November 23, 2024) <https://jwa.org/media/deborah-thompson-with-great-grandmother-gloria-stuart>.