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[1] (1957).
Julian Claman | |
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| Born | 1918 United States |
| Died | April 24, 1969 (aged 50) |
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| Children | 1 |
Career edit
Claman wrote the novels Aging Boy (1964, cited in 2007 by Oscar-winning screenwriter/Pulitzer-winning author Larry McMurtry as a great lost novel) and The Malediction (1969). 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 edit
Claman was married from 1953 to 1961 to five-time Tony-nominated actress Marian Seldes,[2] 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. Julian Claman died in 1969, age 50.
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.
Novels and TV series edit
- Have Gun – Will Travel (1957), TV series, producer
- Mister Peepers, TV series, writer
- The Malediction (1969), novel, writer
- Studio One (1948), producer
- Jamie (1953), producer