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Sir Cosmo Edmund Duff-Gordon, 5th Baronet, DL (22 July 1862 – 20 April 1931) was a prominent Englishman and sportsman who owned land in Scotland, best known for the controversy surrounding his escape from the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
In a deleted scene in James Cameron's 1997 film Titanic, Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon (Martin Jarvis) and Lady Duff Gordon (Rosalind Ayres) are shown seated in Lifeboat No. 1 when Fireman Hendrickson recommends rescuing people in the water. Sir Cosmo looks at his wife, who appears distressed, before replying, "It's out of the question."
Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon with his wife and her secretary were among those few. They entered boat 1 as did two American gentlemen; one of whom ( Charles Stengel ) had seen his wife into boat 5 a few minutes earlier.
'Lucile' who was the fashionable designer with a couture firm of which Duff-Gordon was a director. Cosmo Duff Gordon was a proficient fencer and won a silver medal at the 1906 Olympics (now not recognised by the IOC), and helped organise the British fencing team at the 1908 Olympics.
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- London, England
- Landowner
Sir Cosmo Edmund Duff Gordon was a prominent English landowner and Olympic fencer who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. As a first-class passenger, his experience during the disaster and subsequent controversy made him a notable figure in Titanic history. Who was Sir Cosmo Edmund Duff Gordon?
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In the following account Lucy Duff Gordon discusses her experiences in the sinking of the Titanic and addresses the controversial allegation that she and her husband, Olympic athlete Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon, escaped the ship in a lifeboat they commandeered through bribery.
May 10, 2019 · Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon offered those in Lifeboat Number One £5 each if they would agree not to return to the ship to pick up survivors - true or false?
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