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Today in Titanic History Saturday, August 15, 2026 | | 1855 - 1st class survivor Mrs Lily Alexenia Potter was born to Seth Nyle Wilson and Martha A. Thompson Wilson in Michigan, USA.
1963 - 3rd class survivor Miss Marguerite Rut Sandström died at the age of 55.
1890 - Assistant Waiter Sig. Alessandro Pedrini was born in Osco, Kanton (Canton) Ticino, Switzerland.
1891 - Assistant Waiter Sig. Alfonso Perotti was born to Emilia Del Piombo in Borgomanero (Novara), Italy.
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Behind the Scenes: Scene Facts: Portrait

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- Filmed September 19, 1996
- The painting by Monet was chosen for Jack, who likes its visual truth.
- Rose takes the butterfly comb from her hair - Rose's hair is worn up when she is with her first class circle, but down during many of her scenes with Jack, signifying her rebellion.
- The drawing of Kate Winslet was created by James Cameron.
- The line "Get on the bed... the couch" was something DiCaprio accidentally said and was not in the script. Cameron left it in, thinking that it was a perfect reaction.
- This scene was the first time DiCaprio and Winslet worked together on the set.
- Rose's kimono was designed to support the butterfly theme (in addition to the butterfly comb, the flying scene, and lines from Old Rose that were cut).
- Rose's engagement ring is missing when she exits the dressing room.
- To loosen DiCaprio up, Winslet flashed him during their first meeting. Both agreed that this helped them relax a bit and chuckle over what Winslet did.
- The sunken fireplace in the dissolve was actually from the suite reserved for J.P. Morgan (he cancelled his trip shortly before Titanic's launch).
- The hands sketching Rose are clearly too old to belong to Jack. Cameron's hands, which are drawing the sketch, are spliced between the close-up shots of DiCaprio.
- The dime Rose uses to pay Jack is a "Barber" dime. The Barber dime is distinctive because the portrait of Liberty on the head of the coin faces the right, not the left. It is oft-sited as a mistake, but they were minted between 1892 and 1916 and would have been in circulation in 1912.
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