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.

[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.

[11] Having been blacklisted from Hollywood between the years 1949 and 1976, they lived in London, Paris, and on the French Riviera at Mougins.