Oakland, CA - Oscar-nominated actress Gloria Stuart, who played Old Rose in the 1997 movie Titanic, is planning to give Mills College important printing equipment and materials including a rare typeface from her private studio in Los Angeles. A printer and book artist with art in major collections worldwide, the 95 year-old Stuart intends to donate a Vandercook Press, a rare run of Eve typeface, and archive materials as a bequest to Mills’ Book Arts program.

A celebration of Stuart’s work will be held at Mills on Sunday, April 9, 2006 at 1 pm. Free and open to the public, the event will take place in the Heller Room of the campus’ F.W. Olin Library. Stuart will give an informal illustrated talk about her handmade books in conjunction with an exhibition of her work in the Library. This event is co-sponsored by Mills’ Center for the Book and the Book Arts Program.

Stuart has appeared in television, stage, and dozens of film roles since the 1930s, including The Invisible Man, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm and My Favorite Year.

For more information about Mills’ celebration of Gloria Stuart, call (510) 430-2047.

Mills College is a nationally renowned, independent liberal arts college offering innovative degree programs for undergraduate women, and graduate degree and certificate programs for women and men. Consistently ranked among the top 75 liberal arts colleges in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, Mills is also recognized as one of the country’s 20 most diverse liberal arts colleges. The Princeton Review selected Mills as one of 11 colleges for first-time inclusion in its Best 361 Colleges - 2005. Nestled in the foothills of Oakland, California on 135 lush acres, Mills provides a dynamic liberal arts education fostering women’s leadership, social responsibility, and creativity.

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