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Jan Hartman Biography (1938-)

Born May 23, 1938, in Stockholm, Sweden; came to U.S., 1938, naturalized citizen, 1948; son of Robert Schirokauer (a philosopher) and Rita D. (Emanuel) Hartman; married Lorie Selz (a writer and teacher), June 9, 1960; children: Katherine Emanuel, Tanya Elizabeth. Addresses: HOME--New York, NY. AGENT--c/o Robert A. Freedman Dramatic Agency and Brandt & Brandt Literary Agency, 1501 Broadway, Suite 2310, New York, NY 10036; c/o Robin Lowe, MLR Ltd.,200 Fulham Road, London SW10 9PN, England.

Nationality

Swedish

Gender

Male

Birth Details

May 23, 1938

Stockholm, Sweden

Famous Works

• Writings;TELEVISION
• 1963-75: Feeling Good, Children's Television Workshop; "Alred Running Wild," CBS Playhouse; "The Long Conversation," Camera Three; "A Memory of Autumn," Prudential Onstage; "The Survivor," CBS Playhouse; "Alexander," ABC Afterschool Special.
• Song of Myself, CBS, 1976.
• With All Deliberate Speed, CBS, 1976.
• Bound for Freedom, NBC, 1976.
• The Great Wallendas, NBC, 1977.
• "Hewitt's Just Different," ABC Afterschool Special, 1978.
• "Second Sight," ABC Theatre, 1978.
• The Herman Graebe Story, CBS, 1979.
• "The Late Great Me," ABC Afterschool Special, 1980.
• A Lasting Love, CBS, 1981.
• "Killing the Goose," National Television Theatre, PBS, 1982.
• "Stix and Stones," ABC Afterschool Special.
• The Campbells, CTV.
• The Last Weapon, CBC.
• Pigeon Feathers.
• The Day the Children Saved the World.
• The Presidents.
• Ganesh.
• The Story of Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
• MINI-SERIES Muir: Earth, Planet, Universe, PBS, 1984-85.
• The Manor and the Estate (upcoming).
• Writings;DOCUMENTARY SERIES
• Lamp Unto My Feet, CBS.
• Directions, ABC.
• Look Up and Live, CBS.
• Frontiers of Faith, NBC.
• PLAYS,PRODUCED Samuel Hoopes Reading from His Own Works, Wichita State University, 1963.
• The Shadow of the Valley, Lemars, IA, 1964.
• The Legend of Daniel Boone, Harrodsburg, KY, 1964--.
• Antique Masks, Villanova, PA, 1966.
• Freeman, Freeman, Karamu House, Cleveland, OH.
• Final Solutions, Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden, NY, 1968.
• Fragment of a Last Judgment, Eugene O'Neill Memorial Theatre Foundation,Waterford, CT, 1967.
• The American War Crimes Trial, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1973.
• Flight 981, St. Clements, NY, 1977.
• Abelard and Heloise, Charlotte Opera House, NC, 1982.
• To the Ninth Circle, Juilliard School of Drama, NY, 1983.
• K, Performance Theater Center, NY, 1983-84.
• A Winter Visitor, Ventura Theatre Company, 1986.
• PLAYS,PUBLISHED "Samuel Hoopes Reading from His Own Works," Best Short Plays of 1978, Dramatists Play Service, 1978.
• The Shadow of the Valley: Four Contemporary Religious Plays, Paulist.
• Flatboatman, Dramtists Play Service.
• Every Year at the Carnival, Dramatists Play Service.
• Writings;SCREENPLAYS
• Hail to the Chief, Twentieth Century-Fox.
• The Cursed Medallion or Emily, Italian International.
• Jelly Roll, Belafonte Enterprises.
• The Bauhaus, NEH.
• Writings;BOOKS
• Political Theatre, an Anthology, Bantam.
• Elements of Film Writing, Intext-Crowell.