Jack Pulman

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Jack Pulman
Born	(1925-07-11)July 11, 1925 London, England
Died	May 29, 1979(1979-05-29) (aged 53) London, England
Occupation	Screenwriter, television writer

Jack Pulman (11 July 1925 - 29 May 1979) was an award-winning British television screenwriter, most famous for the critically acclaimed 1976 BBC television series, I, Claudius, based on the novel of the same name by Robert Graves.^[1]^[2]

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

He died of a heart attack in London on May 29, 1979. His last screenplay, Private Schulz, went into production after his death. His widow 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.

References

External links

Jack Pulman at the Internet Movie Database
Jack Pulman at the British Film Institute's Screenonline

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Name	Pulman, Jack
Alternative names
Short description	Screenwriter, television writer
Date of birth	11 July 1925
Place of birth	London, England
Date of death	29 May 1979
Place of death	London, England

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