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Isaac Hiram Maynard (October 8th, 1880 - January 9th, 1948) was an entrée cook on the RMS Titanic. He survived the sinking.

He initially signed on to the Titanic for the delivery trip from Belfast to Southampton. When he signed-on to the Titanic for the second time, on April 4th, 1912; he gave his address as 31 Earls Road, (Southampton). He had transferred from the RMS Olympic. He received monthly wages of £7 10s.

During the sinking Maynard remained on the Titanic during her final throes and managed to pull himself aboard the overturned collapsible B. The Press later dubbed him "Maynard, the steward who took the baby from Captain Smith's arms" following unsubstantiated reports that Smith had delivered a child to the boat before swimming off to his death.

In Popular Culture[]

A Night to Remember (1958)[]

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A possible appearance of Isaac Maynard in A Night to Remember (1958)

He make a possible appearance in A Night to Remember (1958), portrayed by Stratford Johns. Appears during a scene in Collapsible B, holding Charles Joughin's hand as he is still in the water, just like in real life.

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