Roche claimed that Jules and Jim was modeled on the lives of other people he knew, which is likely true. Writers tend to be inspired by something and then make lots of changes – which is the case with Cameron and “The Titanic.” However, that doesn’t mean it’s not true. Marcel Duchamp, Francis Picabia, and Beatrice Wood at the Broadway Photo Shop, New York City, 1917īeatrice said that she’d read Jules and Jim but she didn’t recognize the characters, events or conversations. And Roch é was involved in a relationship with Beatrice and Marcel Duchamp. “The book Jules and Jim was written by Henri-Pierre Roch é. “It’s easy to understand why someone would assume this,” said Wallace. # 2 FAQs About Beatrice Wood: Was the novel and later François Truffaut film Jules et Jim based on the love triangle that took place between Beatrice Wood, Marcel Duchamp, and Henri-Pierre Roché? Answer: Maybe Courtesy of the Beatrice Woods Center for the Arts. Small Blue and Green Lustre Bottle by Beatrice Woods, 1992.

As Wood put it: “It was too late in life to be sad.” James Cameron drove up to Beatrice Wood’s home in Ojai for her 105th birthday to bring her a VHS copy of his film after it came out (see photo above.)īut Wood only watched the first half as she felt it would be sad. So like Rose, she did cross the ocean on big ships in a similar manner.” “And Beatrice was right about the same age as Rose at the time of the disaster.

Photo courtesy of the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts. “It’s said that fiction is the best manner of telling the truth.” Beatrice Wood’s 105th Birthday Pictured with Actress, Gloria Stewart and Titanic Director, James Cameron. “It’s easy for those who are not writers or in theater or film to get confused about such things,” said Wallace. #1 FAQs: Was Beatrice Wood on The Titanic?īut she was the historical inspiration for James Cameron’s character Rose in his 1997 blockbuster film “The Titanic.” The bow of the actual shipwreck of the Titanic, taken by the US Geological Survey in 2004.

Here are 5 of the most FAQ’s Wallace gets asked, alongside some surprising answers. Kevin Wallace (director of The Beatrice Wood Center For The Arts ) has fielded many questions over the years from curious fans of Ojai’s beloved Beatrice (1893-1998). 5 FAQs and Myths about Artist Beatrice Woodīeatrice Wood photo by William Gray Harris.

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