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'''Jack Pulman''' (11 July 1925 - 29 May 1979) was an award-winning [[United Kingdom|British]] television [[screenwriter]], most famous for the critically acclaimed 1976 [[BBC]] television series, ''[[I, Claudius (TV series)|I, Claudius]]'', based on the [[I, Claudius|novels]] ''I Claudius'' and ''Clavdivs the God'' by [[Robert Graves]].<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/arts/television/i-claudius-returns-in-a-35th-anniversary-dvd-set.html The New York Times]</ref><ref>[http://movies.nytimes.com/person/107213/Jack-Pulman The New York Times]</ref>
'''Jack Pulman''' (11 July 1925 – 20 May 1979) was an award-winning British television [[screenwriter]], most famous for the critically acclaimed 1976 [[BBC]] television series, ''[[I, Claudius (TV series)|I, Claudius]]'', based on the [[I, Claudius|novels]] ''I, Claudius'' and ''Claudius the God'' by [[Robert Graves]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Imperial Rome Writ Large and Perverse (Published 2012) |website=[[The New York Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716122431/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/arts/television/i-claudius-returns-in-a-35th-anniversary-dvd-set.html |archive-date=2023-07-16 |url-status=live |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/arts/television/i-claudius-returns-in-a-35th-anniversary-dvd-set.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jack Pulman - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com |website=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://archive.today/20130629092252/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/107213/Jack-Pulman}}</ref>


==Biography==
Born and raised in [[London]], Pulman was renowned as "adaptor-extraordinary," having written [[teleplay]]s for such literary works as ''[[Jane Eyre (1970 film)|Jane Eyre]]'', ''[[Crime and Punishment#Movie versions|Crime and Punishment]]'', ''[[David Copperfield (1969 movie)|David Copperfield]]'', and ''[[War and Peace (1972 TV series)|War and Peace]]''.
Born and raised in London, Pulman was renowned as "adaptor-extraordinary," having written [[teleplay]]s for such literary works as, ''[[The Portrait of a Lady (TV series)|The Portrait of a Lady]]'', ''[[Jane Eyre (1970 film)|Jane Eyre]]'', ''[[Crime and Punishment#Movie versions|Crime and Punishment]]'', ''[[David Copperfield (1969 movie)|David Copperfield]]'', and ''[[War and Peace (1972 TV series)|War and Peace]]''.


Pulman married [[Barbara Young (actress)|Barbara Young]] in 1956. Together they had two children, including actress and singer [[Liza Pulman]].<ref name="BYObit">{{cite news |last1=Hayward|first1=Anthony|author1-link=Anthony Hayward|title=Barbara Young obituary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/may/04/barbara-young-obituary|work=The Guardian|date=4 May 2023}}</ref>
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He died of a [[heart attack]] in London on 29 May 1979. His last screenplay, ''[[Private Schulz (TV series)|Private Schulz]]'', went into production after his death. His [[Barbara Young (actor)|widow]] collected a posthumous writers award from The [[Royal Television Society]] for his work on the show in 1982.


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He died of a [[heart attack]] in London on 20 May 1979.<ref name="BYObit" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/05/22/archives/jack-pulman-51-dramatized-i-claudius-other-bbc-shows.html|title = Jack Pulman, 51, Dramatized 'I, Claudius,' Other BBC Shows|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 22 May 1979}}</ref> His last screenplay, ''[[Private Schulz]]'', went into production after his death. His widow, Barbara Young, collected a posthumous writers award from The [[Royal Television Society]] for his work on the show in 1982.
He also wrote the screenplay for the 1970 film ''[[The Executioner (1970 film)|The Executioner]]''.

He also wrote the screenplays for the 1970 film ''[[The Executioner (1970 film)|The Executioner]]'' and the [[Kidnapped (1971 film)|1971 film adaptation]] of [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]'s ''[[Kidnapped (novel)|Kidnapped]]''.


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Latest revision as of 21:06, 14 October 2023

Jack Pulman
Born(1925-07-11)11 July 1925
London, England
Died20 May 1979(1979-05-20) (aged 53)
London, England
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, television writer
Spouse
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(m. 1956)​
ChildrenLiza Pulman
Cory Pulman

Jack Pulman (11 July 1925 – 20 May 1979) was an award-winning British television screenwriter, most famous for the critically acclaimed 1976 BBC television series, I, Claudius, based on the novels I, Claudius and Claudius the God by Robert Graves.[1][2]

Biography[edit]

Born and raised in London, Pulman was renowned as "adaptor-extraordinary," having written teleplays for such literary works as, The Portrait of a Lady, Jane Eyre, Crime and Punishment, David Copperfield, and War and Peace.

Pulman married Barbara Young in 1956. Together they had two children, including actress and singer Liza Pulman.[3]

He died of a heart attack in London on 20 May 1979.[3][4] His last screenplay, Private Schulz, went into production after his death. His widow, Barbara Young, collected a posthumous writers award from The Royal Television Society for his work on the show in 1982.

He also wrote the screenplays for the 1970 film The Executioner and the 1971 film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Imperial Rome Writ Large and Perverse (Published 2012)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Jack Pulman - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". The New York Times.
  3. ^ a b Hayward, Anthony (4 May 2023). "Barbara Young obituary". The Guardian.
  4. ^ "Jack Pulman, 51, Dramatized 'I, Claudius,' Other BBC Shows". The New York Times. 22 May 1979.

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