Biography
Jack Pulman (1925–1979) was a British television screenwriter known for his adaptations of literary works. Born and raised in London, he specialised in large-scale serials for the BBC, including the 20-episode War and Peace (1972–73) and the opening episodes of Poldark (1975).
His most celebrated work was the 13-part I, Claudius (1976), adapting Robert Graves's novels. He also wrote the screenplay for the film Kidnapped (1971) and the 1961 feature The Best of Enemies. Pulman contributed episodes to Fall of Eagles (1974) and adapted The Portrait of a Lady (1968) and Crime and Punishment (1979).
His final scripts were for the series Private Schulz (1981), for which his widow, actress Barbara Young, accepted a posthumous Royal Television Society award in 1982. He died in London in 1979.
