They met on the set titanic in 1997. It has been two decades since the director and former actress sealed their union.
He is a Hollywood landmark in his own right. Meanwhile, six weeks after the release. Avatar 2: Having just joined the very select club of films that have grossed more than $2 billion (€1.8 million), James Cameron also learned on January 24 that his latest feature film has been selected for the Oscars’ most prestigious category; it’s the best picture.
Other news for the 25the anniversary of release, 1997 titanic returns to French cinemas on February 8. This magnificent classic, which won eleven Oscars (including Best Picture and Best Director), remains to this day the biggest success in French box office history. It was also the starting point of a beautiful love story.
Phenomenal movie and love story
It really is a set titanic that James Cameron met Susie Amis; the latter was played by Lizzie Calvert, Rose’s granddaughter in the film, played by Kate Winslet. Three years later, the film director married the actress. It must be said that the line between intimate and professional has always been quite blurred for the director-star, who has been married to four women in the film industry in a row.
From actress to environmental activist
Susie Amis Cameron first worked as a model (signed by the prestigious Ford agency) and as an actress. After twenty-three films, incl The usual suspects In 1995, he stopped filming in 1998 shortly after titanic.
He and his sister founded the Muse School in 2006, an alternative school in California that has been described as a “utopia”. Los Angeles Times. The facility, which will be powered entirely by solar energy, will produce no waste. The program will be adapted according to the students, half of whom are scholarship recipients. The private establishment is the first in the country to specifically offer an all-vegan menu. In the same direction, the American also created a farm (Cameron Family Farm) and an organic grocery store (Food Forest Organics), which are located in New Zealand.
Four previous wives
Four of the five wives married to James Cameron worked in the film industry. Except for Sharon Williams, whom he married in 1978 at the age of 24. The exception is explained. he was still a truck driver and had just decided to dedicate himself to the seventh art.
After six years, their divorce is announced and terminator His first big hit was released (1984). It was with the producer of this film, who helped him improve the script, that James Cameron signed a second union a year later. Her name is Gail Ann Hurd and she remains a popular producer to this day. He is a particularly successful film producer Armageddon (1998) and Hulk (2003), and even got a star in Hollywood walk of fame.
The second Oscar-winning woman
1989 was a breakthrough year in the director’s romantic life. he divorced Gale Ann Heard and married another film director, Kathryn Bigelow. Remarkable fact. the films of the pair of directors compete twice.
Indeed, in 1991, both released the two major films of their careers (point break for him and Terminator 2: for him) who compete for box office receipts. Then, in 2010, while they were divorced, Avatar: and: Minesweepers face off against each other for the Best Director Oscar. Winner Kathryn Bigelow is one (only) of three women to receive the prestigious gold statuette since 1929, the year the ceremony was established.
His longest romantic relationship
James Cameron, married to a producer and then a director, turned to actress Linda Hamilton, whom he starred in the first two. terminator. The couple gave birth to Josephine, who is now 29 years old. Agreed Vanity Fair, The Canadian would later marry Susie Amis to silence rumors of an on-set romance (later confirmed). titanic between him and her.
Susie Amis and James Cameron have three children: Claire, 21, Quinn, 19, and Elizabeth Rose, 16. After twenty-three years together, James Cameron has indeed achieved his record for the longevity of love.
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Source: Le Figaro
