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War correspondent, actor, press agent, stage manager, TV writer/producer, playwright, and finally novelist. Born in 1918, he was married from 1953-1961 to 5-time Tony-nominated actress Marian Seldes, who appeared in 2 of the best episodes of the most notable TV series he produced, Have Gun - Will Travel (1957).
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, was directed by Delbert Mann, with music by Leonard Bernstein. Claman wrote for the Mister Peepers (1952) TV series. Seldes and Claman's daughter, Katharine Claman (named after Broadway actress/producer Katharine Cornell), is a writer. Julian Claman died in 1969, age 50.
