Julian Claman
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Julian Claman | |
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| Born | 1918 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 24, 1969 (aged 50) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Julian Claman (1918 – April 24, 1969) was an American actor, war correspondent, press agent, stage manager, TV writer/producer, playwright, and novelist. He is well known for producing the TV series Have Gun – Will Travel (1957).
Career
Claman wrote the novels Aging Boy[1] (1964, cited in 2007 by Oscar-winning screenwriter/Pulitzer-winning author Larry McMurtry as a great lost novel[citation needed]) and The Malediction (1969)[1]. His first play A Quiet Place starred Tyrone Power and was directed by Delbert Mann. Claman wrote for the Mister Peepers TV series.
Personal life
Claman was married from 1953 to 1961 to five-time Tony-nominated actress Marian Seldes, who appeared in two episodes of Have Gun – Will Travel (1957), the TV series he produced. Seldes and Claman's daughter Katharine (named after Broadway actress/producer Katharine Cornell) is a writer.
Claman was previously married to Phyllis Claman. Their daughter Elizabeth lives in Richmond, Calif. In 2020, Elizabeth Claman self-published her life story When Pigs Fly.
Death
Claman died of a heart attack on April 24, 1969, in Memorial Hospital in New York City, aged 51.[1]
