Don Lynch is a historian with the

Titanic Historical Society The ''Titanic'' Historical Society, Inc. (THS) is a non-profit organization founded on whose purpose is the preservation of the history of the famous ocean liner RMS ''Titanic'', which sank in 1912, in one of the greatest maritime disasters i ...

. He co-authored the book ''Titanic: An Illustrated History'' in 1992 with

Ken Marschall Ken Marschall (born October 28, 1950)http://www.hangupsgallery.net/bio_marsh.html is an American painter and illustrator notable for his paintings of famous ocean liners, such as the , , and the , and other transportation vessels including the ...

and later co-authored ''Ghosts of the Abyss''. Lynch has an extensive collection of Titanic memorabilia and even more extensive knowledge of the subject, having researched the RMS ''Titanic'' along with Marschall since the early 1970s. His research includes interviews with survivors of the maritime disaster and dives to the ''Titanic'' shipwreck at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. He has collaborated with several other authors and documentary filmmakers as a consultant and archival material supplier. Lynch has appeared on several television documentaries about the sinking of the ''Titanic''. Lynch assisted

James Cameron James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker. A major figure in the post-New Hollywood era, he is considered one of the industry's most innovative filmmakers, regularly pushing the boundaries of cinematic capability w ...

during the production of the film ''Titanic'' in 1997 and also appears, uncredited, in the film as passenger Frederic Spedden. In his scene he watches his character's son spin a top on the boat deck. He also played the ship's designer

Thomas Andrews Thomas Andrews Jr. (7 February 1873 – 15 April 1912) was a British businessman and shipbuilder. He was managing director and head of the drafting department of the shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff in Belfast, Ireland. He was the nava ...

for re-enactment scenes in ''

Ghosts of the Abyss ''Ghosts of the Abyss'' is a 2003 American documentary film produced by Walden Media and released in most countries by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by James Cameron after his 1997 film ''Titanic''. During August and September 2001, Camer ...

''. At one time Lynch also worked as Controller for a division of a major defense company.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lynch, Don Living people Maritime historians Year of birth missing (living people)