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Cora Cartmell
Cora Cartmell
Biological Information
Full name

Coraline Cartmell

Nicknames

'best girl' (by Jack Dawson)

Gender

Female

Born

1907

Death

15th April 1912 (age 5)

Cause

Sinking of the Titanic, trapped behind gates

Background Information
Family
Religion

Most likely Catholic

Titanic Statistics
Boarded

Southampton, England

Destination

New York, U.S.A.

Occupation

passenger

Class

Third Class

Fate

Drowned during the sinking of the ship

Production
Classification

Fictional character

Portrayal

Alexandrea Owens

Coraline “Cora” Cartmell is a little girl who boarded the Titanic at Southampton on April 10, 1912 with her father, Bert Cartmell and her unnamed mother, Mrs. Cartmell as Third Class passengers. She was amazed by the incredible size of the Titanic. and looked on in awe, then she corrects her father who calls Titanic a boat, saying: "Daddy, it's a ship!"

Cora befriends Jack Dawson during the voyage (even calling him ‘Uncle Jack’ in a deleted scene) and later danced with him at a typical Third Class party. When Jack told her he was going to dance with Rose, Cora looked jealous, so Jack told her that she was "still his best girl", which made her smile.

Deleted scenes[]

In a deleted scene, Jack is seen with a picture he drew of Cora and her father. During this scene, Cora called Jack 'Uncle Jack' showing that they had formed a close friendship during their time onboard together.

Cora and her parents perished in the final moments of the ship's sinking. At 2:15 A.M, when the propellors started rising from the water, they were still down in the steerage quarters. They were rushing up the stairways whilst the water rose very quickly but they were behind a locked with no escape, sealing their fate. In 1997, her doll's head was found as part of the ship's wreckage by Brock Lovett.

Ending[]

She is last seen in the epilogue of the movie, in 'Titanic heaven', being held up by her dad and smiling at Rose, while waving.

Last name[]

It is debatable whether Cora's last name was 'Cartmell' or 'Cartwell'. However, it was never stated because she is a minor character.

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