Wreck of the RMS Titanic of the film, made using a model of "Titanic", it would not have been physically possible. At the time of the book's writing, it was still believed that she sank in one piece. Robert Ballard of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution had long been interested in finding "Titanic". Despite early negotiations with possible backers being abandoned when it emerged that they wanted to turn the wreck into souvenir paperweights, more sympathetic backers joined Ballard to form a company named Seasonics International Ltd. as a vehicle for rediscovering and exploring "Titanic". In October 1977 he made his first attempt to find
The Man Who Found Himself "The Man Who Found Himself" received mixed reviews ranging from a caustic comment in "The New York Times" – "The only thing the industry could possibly do now ... is to administer anesthetic to the audience" – to flattering mentions of the rising new star, Joan Fontaine. Kate Cameron's comment in the New York "Daily News" was that "Miss Fontaine is as blonde as Miss [Olivia] de Havilland is dark, but she has the same charm and poise which makes her sister one of the most promising younger actresses in Hollywood." The Man Who Found Himself The Man Who Found