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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: 'Not without you'

In real life there was concern that the davits might not be strong enough to lower the boats fully loaded, although they had in fact been tested under such a weight. The davits in the film, which can be seen flexing under the weight, were made by the same company as the real-life ones.
Cal's line "Look, I have an arrangement with an officer on the other side of the ship," originally read, "There are boats on the other side that are allowing men in. Jack and I can get off safely. Both of us." Cameron explains, "I wanted to Cal's lie to be more specific so it would be more believable to Rose. A lie always works best when you're more specific."
The gap between the lifeboats and the decks was actually quite far, with many of the actors being quite afraid of boarding them. Winslet remarked in her Titanic Diary that she was quite terrified of crossing the gap, and could only imagine how terrifing it was for the passengers on the real ship.
After this scene was filmed, DiCaprio asked Cameron to shoot one "for the actors." With everyone unaware of what he had planned, DiCaprio lifted Winslet in the air when they embraced, and unleashed more emotion than any other take thus far. This became the shot in the movie.
A deleted line was from a man who passes a note to a woman boarding a lifeboat. He says, "Please get this to my wife in Des Moines, Iowa."

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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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