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Today in Titanic History Friday, May 9, 2025 | 1861 - 1st class passenger Mr Henry Forbes Julian was born to Henry Julian (coach builder) and Marie Julian in Cork, Ireland.
1875 - 2nd class survivor Mrs Ada E. Ball was born to William Hall and Laura M. Powell Hall in Bromley, Kent, England, UK.
1917 - 2nd class survivor Mrs Mary Dunbar Hewlett died of septicaemia in Naini Tal, India at the age of 61.
1912 - Day 15 of the American inquiry into the Titanic disaster in Washington, D. C., USA. Witness called that day: Maurice Farrell of Dow, Jones & Co.
1912 - Day 5 of the British inquiry into the Titanic disaster in Westminster, London, England, UK. Witnesses called that day: First Saloon Night Watchman James Johnson, Trimmer Thomas Patrick Dillon, Greaser Thomas Ranger, Trimmer George Cavell, Fireman Alfred Shiers, and Leading Fireman Charles Hendrickson.
1866 - Stewardess and survivor Mrs Emma Bliss was born to the Junod family in Rolle, Switzerland.
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Behind the Scenes: Scene Facts: The Iceberg
- The iceberg the ship hits is actually made of Styrofoam and covered with fiberglass and wax.
- The crew stuck 3 plastic toy Godzillas inside the iceberg to go with the 45' model, because they had an inside joke that Godzilla sunk the Titanic.
- In the original shot of the movie the bell is rung 5 times, but it was edited later to 3 because that's the distress call. It is heard five times in the trailer.
- A green screen was used as the iceberg passes the well deck. To add ice to fall onto the deck, real chunks of ice were pushed down chutes and onto the set.
- James Cameron wrote that the lookouts were looking at Jack and Rose because he firmly believes that something distracted the lookouts from seeing the iceberg. This is supposed to be an ironic twist because Rose is exercising her will to change her life when the iceberg changes it all.
- The dialogue between Lookout Fleet and Officer Moody are direct quotes from the inquiry transcripts.
- As the iceberg passes the windows behind Molly Brown in the First Class Smoking Room, she asks for more ice in her drink. Based on early screenings, Cameron believed the audience would need this comical moment to dispell some of the tension, but once he cut it, the dialogue between the lookouts was enough to serve this purpose. Read that scene
- This is the scene when the cinematography style shifts from slow and smooth (elegance) to bouncing and jarring (panic).
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