Career
Born and raised in London, Pulman was renowned as "adaptor-extraordinary," having written teleplays for such literary works as Jane Eyre, Crime and Punishment, David Copperfield, and War and Peace. He died of a heart attack in London on 29 May 1979. His last screenplay, Private Schulz, went into production after his death.
He also wrote the screenplay for the 1970 film The Executioner.