Lawrence Beesley was born on December 31, 1877 in Wirksworth, England, UK. He was married to Molly S. "Mollie" Brownjohn Beesley and Gertrude Cecile "Cissie" Macbeth Beesley. He died on February 14, 1967 in Lincolnshire, England, UK.
He was on the set of A Night to Remember (1958), which tells the story of the Titanic, and tried to enter the sinking ship during filming but the director wouldn't allow it since it would have been a union violation.