In a new book, author Dan E. Parkes explores the mystery surrounding RMS Titanic captain Edward Smith's death during the ship's infamous sinking; Parkes utilizes eyewitness accounts from the ...

While Titanic Captain Edward John Smith’s official cause of death remains one of history’s enduring mysteries, author Dan E. Parkes has thrown cold water on theories that he took his own life ...

He played Captain Edward Smith in the Oscar-winning 1997 epic romance “Titanic”, ... His agent Lou Coulson confirmed his death in the early hours of Sunday to British media outlets.

In “Titanic,” Mr. Hill played Capt. Edward J. Smith, one of the only characters based on a real person in the 1997 tragic romance starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. The film also won ...

Bernard Hill, the actor known for playing King Théoden in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy and Captain Edward Smith in “Titanic,” has died.He was 79. Hill died early on Sunday morning, his ...

Author Dan E. Parkes writes of the ship's tragic sinking, and Smith's family legacy, in ‘Titanic Legacy: The Captain, The Daughter and The Spy’ ...