Jack Pulman

TV Writer

1925 – 1979

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Who was Jack Pulman?

Jack Pulman 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.

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.

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Born
Jul 11, 1925
London
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  • England
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May 29, 1979
London

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on July 23, 2013

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