Was Bruce Ismay The Coward of the Titanic, Or Was He a Hero
Some of what you think you know is not accurate.
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3 min readMay 6, 2024
Bruce Ismay was the managing director of the White Star Line when its flagship, the Titanic, sank. He is portrayed in the Titanic film as a coward who jumped into a lifeboat ahead of women to save his own skin.