Eleanor Ileen Johnson

Into her 80s, Shuman remained active in Titanic-related activities. In August 1996, she joined fellow Titanic survivors Michel Navratil and Edith Brown on an expedition cruise to the site of Titanic's wreck. She was the only survivor that director James Cameron met while filming Titanic, and as such, received royal treatment. She saw the movie three times, including at a special screening with movie critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. She became an instant celebrity after the movie's release, and she had to change her telephone number to an unlisted one after receiving several phone calls every day from people hoping to speak with her.

In 1994, Shuman visited her son in Florida, and it was the first time she had seen the Atlantic Ocean since 1912.

Eleanor worked for the Elgin Watch Company, and later as a telephone operator until her retirement in 1962.

In 1958, Eleanor and Harold attended the New York City premiere of A Night to Remember.

In 1934, Johnson married Delbert Shuman, an International Harvester engineer, and had a son, Earl. They moved to Elgin, Illinois and were married for forty-seven years before he died in 1981.

In early 1912, Alina and her two children had been in Finland visiting her dying father. When they arrived back in England, they were informed that due to a coal strike, the ship they were supposed to sail on had cancelled its trip. It was only at the last minute that they were informed that Titanic had space available. They bought third class tickets to go to New York to get jobs and visit relatives.

Eighteen-month-old Eleanor boarded Titanic along with her mother and brother as third class passengers on April 10, 1912 at Southampton, England. They shared a cabin with Elin Braf and Helmina Nilsson.

Eleanor Ileen Johnson Shuman (August 23, 1910 – March 7, 1998) was an American telephone operator and one of the last remaining survivors of the sinking of RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912.

Eleanor was born in St. Charles, Illinois to newspaper editor Oscar Walter Johnson and his wife, Alina Vilhelmina Backberg (1885–1968). She had an older brother, Harold Theodore (1908–1968).