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Saturday, October 18, 2025

1973 - 1st class survivor Miss Elsie Edith Bowerman died of a cerebral vascular accident (stroke) in Hailsham, Sussex, England, UK at the age of 83.

1959 - 1st class survivor Mrs Bertha Chambers died at the age of 80.

1909 - 2nd class passenger Mr Stephen Hold married Annie Margaret Hill, who was also on the Titanic, in St. Keverne Church, Cornwall, England, UK. They were in fact distant cousins as Annie’s grandmother and Stephen’s mother were sisters.

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Behind the Scenes: Scene Facts: Pay Day

Brock Lovett's character was based upon a modern day pirate whom ended up dying looking for treasure on a sunken ship.
Louis Bodine is actually Lewis Abernathy, longtime friend of James Cameron. Lewis, as a joke, wrote a screenplay about Titanic for James for his birthday. Lewis, whom is a known "rivet-counter" and at one time was the youngest member of the Titanic Historical Society, thought that a "good" movie needed to be made of Titanic. He never believed that James would take to the idea though. James then wrote the screenplay for Titanic, and wrote in Bodine to represent Abernathy. After numerous screenings, James discovered that Abernathy was the only man who could play the part. Abernathy also helped James recreate the Titanic as accurately as possible.
This was the second section of the movie filmed. First the underwater glimpses of Titanic, then the modern day story.
There is no such thing as the Heart of The Ocean, and nothing near its value sank with the Titanic.
The sketch was coated in clear gel so it could be submersed without visible damage.
The sketch would have survived, for most paper items that are recovered from the wreckage survived due to the fact they were encased in leather.
On-set painter Marilyn McAvoy created the "aging" of the contents of Cal’s safe.

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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
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