When Stuart was nine years old, her father, who had been appointed a judge and was about to take the bench, was hit by a car and died of his injuries. In two years, Gloria Stuart and Frank were joined by their brother Thomas, but Thomas Stewart died of spinal meningitis when he was three. Stuart's brother, Frank Jr., was born eleven months later. Stewart was an attorney representing The Six Companies, Chinese tongs in San Francisco. Stuart's father, Frank Stewart, was born in Washington state. Stuart's grandmother, Alice Vaughan, was born in Angels Camp, gold country, and her mother, Alice Diedrick, was born in Selma in the San Joaquin Valley, daughter of a blacksmith. Stuart was born Gloria Stewart at eleven o'clock at night on the dining room table at home in Santa Monica, California. At eighty-seven she was the oldest person to be nominated in a supporting role up to that time. In recognition of this work, she was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress. Her iconic film role was the 100-year-old Old Rose in the Academy Award-winning film Titanic. Her career in the movies spanned from 1932 to 2004-with a twenty-nine year break. In the 1930s and 1940s, she performed in little theater and summer stock on both coasts. Stuart began her acting career in the theater. Gloria Stewart, known as Gloria Stuart, (J– September 26, 2010) was an American actress, artist and fine printer.
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