Florence Pugh plays J. Robert Oppenheimers lover in Christopher Nolans epic, but who was she in real life?
At a whopping three hours and with a massively starry ensemble cast,Christopher NolansOppenheimercovers a lot of ground.
One notable example is Jean Tatlock, brought to vibrant life byFlorence Pugh.
Tatlock is a communist Oppenheimer meets at a party, and who becomes his lover.
Kitty and Oppenheimer have two children, but later Oppenheimer resumes an affair with Jean.
It ends tragically when a troubled Jean takes her own life.
But who was she before she met Oppenheimer and what else is she known for?
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What was Jean Tatlocks profession?
In real life Tatlock was indeed more interested in Jung than Freud.
When did she meet Oppenheimer?
Tatlocks relationship with Oppenheimer began while she was still studying.
They met at a party in 1936 while he was a professor at Berkeley.
During their relationship Oppenheimer proposed to Jean several times, but she declined and the two later broke up.
Oppenheimer married Kitty in 1940 and was picked to head up the Los Alamos project in 1943.
He saw Tatlock for the last time in June of 43 when he went to recruit his administrative assistant.
She told him then that she still loved him.
They never saw each other again.
As in the film, she was found kneeling on some cushions with her head in the bath.
I wanted to live and to give and I got paralyzed somehow.
I tried like hell to understand and couldnt…
There has been speculation, including from Tatlocks brother Hugh, that she was killed by intelligence officers.
The formal verdict on her death was suicide, motive unknown.
Oppenheimer is in cinemas now.
