Julian Claman

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
Born1918
United States
DiedApril 24, 1969(1969-04-24) (aged 50)
Spouse(s)Marian Seldes
(1953–1961; divorced; 1 child)

Career

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

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.

Novels and TV Series
gollark: Fortunately, they can mostly be dealt with with fly spray.
gollark: We just get flies here, which are still extremely annoying.
gollark: Mosquitoes are some of the biggest killers on the planet. In aggregate. Not individually.
gollark: ++delete mosquitoes
gollark: It's annoying how *hard* it is to get people to actually release vulnerabilities they find in potatOS.

References
  1. Have Gun – Will Travel
  2. Marian Seldes
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