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## [The Strange Mysteries of Movie Maker William Harbeck](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.encyclopedia%2Dtitanica.org%2Fthe%2Dstrange%2Dmysteries%2Dmovie%2Dmaker%2Dwilliam%2Dharbeck.html&rut=8da970deb12051512f8cb44e5c199570a48353994ae061f5e6bb91b594e6d323)

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[John Lamoreau explores the enigmatic life and death of **filmmaker****William Harbeck**, who travelled on the **Titanic** and may even have filmed some of its maiden voyage. Known for exposing industrial scandals, Harbeck was linked to JP Morgan and Meyer Guggenheim, both of whom had vested interests in his controversial films. Harbeck's mysterious female companion, "Brownie Harbeck," claimed his ...](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.encyclopedia%2Dtitanica.org%2Fthe%2Dstrange%2Dmysteries%2Dmovie%2Dmaker%2Dwilliam%2Dharbeck.html&rut=8da970deb12051512f8cb44e5c199570a48353994ae061f5e6bb91b594e6d323)

## [From Toledo to the Titanic: The story of filmmaker William Harbeck ...](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen%2Dus%2Fnews%2Fus%2Ffrom%2Dtoledo%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dtitanic%2Dthe%2Dstory%2Dof%2Dfilmmaker%2Dwilliam%2Dharbeck%2Dstill%2Dunfolding%2D114%2Dyears%2Dlater%2Far%2DAA20UpMl&rut=3c2613f65d595c2e70d5dae63a28eaf54323cb37e13e6a10a06102011d2e2323)

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["**WILLIAM HARBECK**, **VICTIM** OF **TITANIC**, APRIL 15, 1912." "Isn't it crazy? I mean, the **Titanic** is a major event in world history, and yet we've got this connection back to Toledo," said Holy ...](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen%2Dus%2Fnews%2Fus%2Ffrom%2Dtoledo%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dtitanic%2Dthe%2Dstory%2Dof%2Dfilmmaker%2Dwilliam%2Dharbeck%2Dstill%2Dunfolding%2D114%2Dyears%2Dlater%2Far%2DAA20UpMl&rut=3c2613f65d595c2e70d5dae63a28eaf54323cb37e13e6a10a06102011d2e2323)

## [William Harbeck | Woodlawn Tour](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.woodlawntour.com%2Fwilliam%2Dharbeck&rut=1edb6cade168d0360fb755db88f0409a494273046c08eae00be46159afba6a35)

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[William H. Harbeck (1866-1912) Cinematographer and **Titanic****Victim** William H. Harbeck was a noted **filmmaker** who traveled the world shooting movies for various sponsors. Born and raised in Toledo, he married Catherine "Katie" Stetter in 1886 and they had two sons. Before breaking into the film business, Harbeck tried his hand at a wide variety of ...](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.woodlawntour.com%2Fwilliam%2Dharbeck&rut=1edb6cade168d0360fb755db88f0409a494273046c08eae00be46159afba6a35)

## [The Curious Case of William H. Harbeck: Toledo filmmaker, Titanic victim](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.toledo.com%2Fnews%2F2014%2F02%2F06%2Ftoledo%2Dlocal%2Dfeatures%2Fthe%2Dcurious%2Dcase%2Dof%2Dwilliam%2Dh.%2Dharbeck%2Dtoledo%2Dfilmmaker%2Dtitanic%2Dvictim%2F&rut=d3380268a78f4ddd6bd3f257a9902812fcdcffd585f297d4cf022c56f0f0f00a)

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[**William Harbeck** filmed the first moving-picture footage of the damage caused by the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. Then he was somewhat of a nomad, drifting wherever opportunity took him ?](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.toledo.com%2Fnews%2F2014%2F02%2F06%2Ftoledo%2Dlocal%2Dfeatures%2Fthe%2Dcurious%2Dcase%2Dof%2Dwilliam%2Dh.%2Dharbeck%2Dtoledo%2Dfilmmaker%2Dtitanic%2Dvictim%2F&rut=d3380268a78f4ddd6bd3f257a9902812fcdcffd585f297d4cf022c56f0f0f00a)

## [From Toledo to the Titanic: The story of filmmaker William Harbeck ...](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wtol.com%2Fvideo%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Ffrom%2Dtoledo%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dtitanic%2Dthe%2Dstory%2Dof%2Dfilmmaker%2Dwilliam%2Dharbeck%2Dstill%2Dunfolding%2D114%2Dyears%2Dlater%2F512%2Ddb68bf51%2D8ad6%2D4122%2Db7d3%2De652324c81fe&rut=3d4f883212e779d1f387c44e79f8c91cb8d118b23b9e79b6a957f7515500d4dc)

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[From Toledo to the **Titanic**: The story of **filmmaker****William Harbeck** still unfolding 114 years later Harbeck was one of over 1,500 **victims** who died in the sinking of the **Titanic** on April 15, 1912.](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wtol.com%2Fvideo%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Ffrom%2Dtoledo%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dtitanic%2Dthe%2Dstory%2Dof%2Dfilmmaker%2Dwilliam%2Dharbeck%2Dstill%2Dunfolding%2D114%2Dyears%2Dlater%2F512%2Ddb68bf51%2D8ad6%2D4122%2Db7d3%2De652324c81fe&rut=3d4f883212e779d1f387c44e79f8c91cb8d118b23b9e79b6a957f7515500d4dc)

## [William Harbeck | Titanic Wiki | Fandom](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Ftitanic.fandom.com%2Fwiki%2FWilliam_Harbeck&rut=5328ba9979cc65b80541551043472ad473a78badc7e2a34cc31cc907048d82c0)

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[William H. Harbeck was born in Toledo, Ohio in September 1866. He was the only known child of John S. Harbeck, a stave sealer, and Margaret Milligan. His father, a civil war veteran, was born in New York and his mother was a Ohio native. His mother died on December 4th, 1885. On February 1886, William was married to Catherine "Katie" Stetter, a Toledo-native of German parents, on February 16th ...](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Ftitanic.fandom.com%2Fwiki%2FWilliam_Harbeck&rut=5328ba9979cc65b80541551043472ad473a78badc7e2a34cc31cc907048d82c0)

## ["Very Fond of Playing Patience": William Harbeck & Henriette Yrois](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fsoliloquism.com%2F2021%2F04%2F14%2Fwilliam%2Dharbeck%2Dhenriette%2Dyrois%2F&rut=de64c73945002670eb136ab099cdcf71a81520ac2e38b6e6d0912b7c653ac288)

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["Very Fond of Playing Patience": **William Harbeck**& Henriette Yrois **William Harbeck** was ending a season-long tour of Europe when he boarded **Titanic** as a Second-Class passenger; he was bound for home in Toledo, Ohio. Ever since 1906, his star had been on the rise, beginning its ascent when he filmed the immediate aftermath of](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fsoliloquism.com%2F2021%2F04%2F14%2Fwilliam%2Dharbeck%2Dhenriette%2Dyrois%2F&rut=de64c73945002670eb136ab099cdcf71a81520ac2e38b6e6d0912b7c653ac288)

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