Norma Barzman
| Norma Barzman | |
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| Born | Norma Levor September 15, 1920 New York City, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1946–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ben Barzman (m. 1942; d. 1989) Claude Shannon (m. 1940; div. 1941) |
| Children | 6, Paolo Barzman |
Norma Levor Barzman (born September 15, 1920) is an American screenwriter and actress and writer[1] since the Golden Age of Hollywood.[2][3][4]
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Life and career
Norma was born on September 15, 1920 in New York City, New York. She started her career in 1946 writing original story of Never Say Goodbye and The Locket. Later she also write Finishing School (1952) and Il triangolo rosso (1967).[5]
She also appeared as an actress[6] in Theatre 70 (1970) and Pajama Party (2000) as Groovy Grandma guest[7]
Personal life
She married mathematician Claude Shannon,[8] known as the "father of information theory,[9]" 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.[10] They had 7 children. She resides in Beverly Hills, California.[11]
Filmography
Writer
- Il triangolo rosso (1967)
- Finishing School (1952)
- The Locket (1946)
- Never Say Goodbye (1946)
Actress
- Pajama Party (2000) - Groovy Grandma guest
- Theatre 70 (1960) - Narrator
Documentary
- Les exilés d'Hollywood (2006)
- Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)
Books
- The End of Romance: A Memoir of Love, Sex, and the Mystery of the Violin (2006)[12]
- The Red and the Blacklist: The Intimate Memoir of a Hollywood Expatriate (2002)[13]
- Rich Dreams (1982)[14]
References
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