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Beesley, Lawrence, 1877-1967We have 1 book for this author.Lawrence Beesley (born Wirksworth, Derbyshire, 31 December 1877, died 14 February 1967), was an English teacher, journalist and author who was a survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. EducationBeesley was educated at Derby School, where he was a scholar, and afterwards at Caius College, Cambridge, again as a scholar. He took a First Class degree in the Natural Science tripos in 1903. CareerBeginning as a schoolmaster at Wirksworth Grammar School, he moved to Dulwich College, where he was a science master. RMS TitanicOne of the survivors of the sinking of the Titanic in April 1912, Beesley wrote a successful book about his experience, The Loss of the SS Titanic (June, 1912), published just nine weeks after the disaster. During the filming of ‘A Night to Remember’ (1958) Beesley famously gatecrashed the set during the sinking scene, hoping to ‘go down with the ship’ second time around for fun. But he was spotted by director Roy Ward Baker who vetoed the unscheduled part due to actors' union rules Publication
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