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We're started out together, we'll finish together. |
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Mrs. Clarke is a fictional character in A Night to Remember (1958). She was the wife of Mr. Clarke, who was honeymooned on the Titanic as a second class passenger. She was portrayed by Jill Dixon.
Mr and Mrs. Clarke waving goobye to their family
She first appeared after her marriage to her husband, saying goodbye to her family before leaving to prepare to board the Titanic.
"Let's go back...we're ought not to be here anyway...this is first class"
She and her husband reappeared on the Titanic for a night walk on the boat deck. Her husband told her it was jolly cold and tell her to return to their cabin. She agreed, saying that she and her husband really shouldn't be in the first class area.
"Not quite everything"
She and her husband did not appear again until midway through the evacuation of Titanic passengers, she told him if she could not carry just one bag, her husband said that the crew did not allow passengers to carry the bag. She immediately said that everything she had was here, her husband brushed her off that she wouldn't lose everything, and kissed her.
"She's right you see...We'll stay together too"
She and her husband reappeared waiting to get into Lifeboat 12, but after seeing Ida Straus' decision to refuse to leave her husband, Mrs. Clarke also did the same to him. Her husband assured her that he could look after himself, but Mrs. Clarke said they both can.
"No, we're started out together, we'll finish together"
The two of them headed for the First Class Smoke Room, and sat on one of the sofas. Thomas Andrews approached them, saying that there were still two Collapsible Lifeboats, but Mrs. Clarke still doesn't want to go, saying "We're started out together, We'll finish together". Thomas Andrews gave in and advised them to put on their life jacket and immediately leave the ship by using a rope, then swim away from the ship to avoid suction when the Titanic was completely gone, she and her husband thanked Thomas Andrews.
Mr and Mrs. Clarke before being crushed by the 4th funnel
Following Thomas Andrews advice, she and her husband got off the ship on a rope, and swam towards Collapsible B. Unfortunately, the 4th funnel collapsed and fell right over them, killing them instantly.
Trivia[]
- Mrs. Clarke and her husband are a composites of several honeymoon couples, notably Mr. John Chapman and Mrs. Sarah Chapman, a pair of newlyweds from second class who died in the sinking. In real life, when Sarah boarded into lifeboat 4, she found that her husband John couldn't go. She turned back saying. Goodbye' Mrs. Richards. If John can't go, I won't go either. John Chapman's body was recovered by the cable ship Mackay-Bennett, and there were no mentions or indications that his body was crushed, soot-blackened or disfigured in a manner suggesting that he had been killed by a falling funnel. Sarah's body was never found.