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Today in
Titanic History
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

1861 - 3rd class passenger Mr Alexander A. Robins was born to Samuel Robins (labourer) and Grace Robins in St Austell, Cornwall, England, UK.

1912 - Final arguments were made on Day 35 of the British inquiry into the Titanic disaster in Westminster, London, England, UK.

1941 - Fireman / Stoker and survivor Mr William John Murdoch died in New South Wales, Australia at the age of 62.

1907 - White Star Line placed the order for the Olympic and Titanic.

Behind the Scenes: Scene Facts: The Car

In reply to Jack's question "Are you nervous?" Rose was scripted to say, "Au contraire, mon cher." It was changed to a simple, "No."
The camera crew can be seen reflected in a brass panel on the front of the Renault.
There was virtually no way that Rose and Jack would have been able to enter the cargo hold from the boiler rooms. There was no door between boiler room 6 and the cargo area (and no access to any but authorized crew). If there had been a door, it would have entered the third cargo area aft, not the one where the Renault was stored.
To keep the suspense building, this voiceover from Old Rose was cut: "Well I wasn't the first teenage girl to get seduced in the backseat of a car, and certainly not the last, by several million. He had such fine hands, artists' hands, but strong too... roughened by work. I remember their touch even now."
The Renault touring car was actually on the Titanic, stored on G-deck, and was owned by William E. Carter. Cameron had the movie prop designed as an exact duplicate of the original, designed based on pictures from the wreckage as well as from insurance records.

Film Info

Scene Facts
opening sequence
ghost ship
pay day
the woman in the picture
distant memories
boarding
lucky hand
paintings
king of the world
lunch
first glance
suicide
heart of the ocean
sketches on deck
dining in the snakepit
a real party
confrontations
flying
portrait
chased by lovejoy
the car
the iceberg
rescue
'not without you'
sinking
vertical stern
the promise
carpathia

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