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Titanic History
Monday, March 9, 2026

1867 - 1st class survivor Miss Grace Scott Bowen was born.

1864 - 1st class survivor Mr Algernon Henry Wilson Barkworth was born.

1870 - 1st class survivor Mr Edwin Nelson Jr. Kimball was born to Edwin Kimball and Emma Cook Kimball in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

1980 - 3rd class survivor Miss Helen Corr died in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA at the age of 84.

1997 - The sinking scenes for James Cameron's movie "Titanic" were filmed from the 6th to the 12th and were the most expensive filming days in motion picture history.

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Behind the Scenes: Scene Facts: A Real Party

The band is portrayed by Gaelic Storm of Santa Monica, California.
This scene was choreographed by Lynne Hockney, who was also the film's etiquette coach. Other than the principle actors, the scene boasts mostly professional dancers.
Rose pulls off her high heeled shoes to dance with Jack (note, the second in Rose's symbolic stripping of clothing).
This is another "foot shot" - a Cameron trademark.
Winslet, a trained dancer, required the least work with the choreographer; DiCaprio, the most.
Rose goes en pointe, and fascinates the crowd. This scene took a few days to accomplish, and a lot of work. Originally Cameron decided to hook Winslet into a harness and hoist her into the air. Unsatisfied with the way this appeared on film, Cameron tried everything in the book to accomplish this scene. Eventually a dancer was called upon to perform this scene, and she was spliced into Kate's body.
Winslet has stated that this scene was her favorite to film because it reminded her of her childhood. DiCaprio has stated that this was one of the worst.
There was a scene cut after this one where Jack walks Rose back to her cabin. On the way they see a shooting star and Jack remarks that his father believed that was a soul on its way to heaven. Because this scene was cut you miss the symbolism later in the movie when Rose is on the debris, she is looking at the stars and a shooting star can be spotted. Read that scene

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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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