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Today in Titanic History Sunday, March 9, 2025 | 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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Corey's Interviews: Liam Tuohy
Who are you and what was your role in Titanic?
My name is Liam Tuohy originally from Dublin, Ireland where I worked for
many years in the entertainment industry before my move to Los Angeles
some ten years ago to pursue my movie career.
The role I played in "Titanic" was that of real-life survivor and last off
the ship, 'Chief Baker Joughin'. When I researched, I discovered that
while he was a heavy drinker, Joughin performed some heroic deeds before
the sinking. We actually filmed one (which did not make the final cut) in
which he was seen to toss deckchairs overboard for passengers to cling
onto if they couln't make it into a lifeboat.
How did you get this role?
Like most of my fellow cast members I auditioned in June 1996 in Los
Angeles. The tape was sent onto director James Cameron. Strangely, I never
got a 'call back' and received a phone call some three months later from
my amazed agent to say that I was cast for the movie. I'm not quite sure
why they picked me - maybe throwing a bottle of Guinness over my head
during the audition did the trick after all!
What was your typical day like?
There was no such thing simply because we were on 'night shoots' for most
of the movie. I was originally supposedly booked for two weeks, but
because most of my scenes were with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, I
spent over five months shooting in Mexico. My 'typical day' officially
started with my 4pm call to studio to work from 6 or 7pm until sun-up the
following day. We wouldn't always be filming so then we would be kept on
'hold' at either the studio dressing rooms or back at our hotel.
What was your impression of the final cut of the movie?
I saw the final cut at our special 'cast premiere' just a few days before
the official release and just like everyone else I was completely blown
away. Like any other actor, some of my feelings were mixed because a few
of my scenes didn't make the final cut, but overall I was most proud to
have been part of such a great epic.
Did you have any ideas or suggestions that you contributed to the movie?
Did they make the final cut?
Actually one of my ideas did. I showed the director my silver whiskey
flask and told him it dated back to the era of 'Titanic' because my dad
and his dad before him had passed it down the generations. Alluding to my
movie character James Cameron contended that the Baker wouldn't get drunk
on such a small amount. I countered that he would have it as 'back-up'.
Later, during that night when the wind kicked in, they were impeded
shooting because 'Titanic' sank in still waters. So James Cameron then
created the 'drinking scene' for the baker at the back of the ship in
which we used my dad's flask. I was very proud of that moment.
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