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American screenwriter (1920–2023) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Norma Levor Barzman (September 15, 1920 – December 17, 2023) was an American journalist, screenwriter, actress and novelist [1] who was active in the film industry in the Golden Age of Hollywood.[2][3][4]
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| Born | Norma Levor September 15, 1920 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 17, 2023 (aged 103) |
| Alma mater | Radcliffe College |
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| Years active | 1946–2000 |
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| Children | 7, including Paolo |
Barzman was born on September 15, 1920, in New York City, New York. She attended Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[5] She started her career in 1946 writing the original story for Never Say Goodbye and The Locket. Later, she also wrote Finishing School (1952) and Il triangolo rosso (1967).[6]
Barzman also appeared as an actress[7] in Theatre 70 (1970) and Pajama Party (2000) as the Groovy Grandma guest.[8]
Barzman married mathematician Claude Shannon,[9] known as the "father of information theory",[10] and lived with him in Princeton, New Jersey. When they divorced, Barzman moved to Los Angeles with her mother and took classes at the School for Writers, the members of which were leftist. She met and married screenwriter Ben Barzman.[11] Between the years 1949 and 1976 they lived in London, Paris, and Mougins (France), having been blacklisted from Hollywood. They had seven children.[12]
Barzman died at her home in Beverly Hills, California, on December 17, 2023, at the age of 103.[13]
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