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Stanley Kramer
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American film director and producer (1913-2001)
Film & TV
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Stanley Earl Kramer (September 29, 1913 – February 19, 2001) was an American film director and producer responsible for some of Hollywood's most famous "message" movies. His notable films include The Defiant Ones (1958), On the Beach (1959), Inherit the Wind (1960), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Ship of Fools (1965) and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967).…
Known for
- A Special Kind of Love — Self (archive footage)2008
- Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth — Self (archive footage)2008
- Brando: An Icon Is Born — Himself (archive footage)2007
- A Tribute to Stanley Kramer — Self (archive footage)2004
- Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light2000
- Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid — Self1997
- The Making of High Noon — Self1992
- Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' — Self1991
- Anthony Quinn: An Original — Self1990
- Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond — Self1990
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1913-09-29 ) September 29, 1913, New York City , U.S.
- Died
- February 19, 2001 (2001-02-19) (aged 87), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Occupations
- Director producer
- Years active
- 1933–1997
- Spouses
- Marilyn Erskine ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1945 ; annulled</span>"}]]}'>ann. 1945 ) Anne Pearce Kramer ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1950 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1963 ) Karen Sharpe , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1966 )
- Relatives
- Perce Pearce (former-father-in-law)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Kramer
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Woodland Hills
- Spouse
- Karen Sharpe
- Occupation
- autobiographer
- Educated at
- DeWitt Clinton High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Stanley Kramer.JPG
- Number of children
- 4
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- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- date of death
- 2001-02-19
- Commons category
- Stanley Kramer
- date of birth
- 1913-09-29
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- related category
- Category:Films produced by Stanley Kramer
- start of work period
- 1933-00-00
- end of work period
- 1979-00-00
- birth name
- Stanley Earl Kramer
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Encyclopedic overview
Stanley Earl Kramer (September 29, 1913 – February 19, 2001) was an American film director and producer, responsible for making many of Hollywood's most famous "message films" (he called his movies heavy dramas) and a liberal movie icon. As an independent producer and director, he brought attention to topical social issues that most studios avoided. Among the subjects covered in his films were racism (in The Defiant Ones and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), nuclear war (in On the Beach), greed (in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World), creationism vs. evolution (in Inherit the Wind), and the causes and effects of fascism (in Judgment at Nuremberg). His other films included High Noon (1952, as producer), The Caine Mutiny (1954, as producer), and Ship of Fools (1965).
Director Steven Spielberg described him as an "incredibly talented visionary" and "one of our great filmmakers, not just for the art and passion he put on screen, but for the impact he has made on the conscience of the world." Kramer was recognized for his fierce independence as a producer-director, with author Victor Navasky writing that "among the independents...none seemed more vocal, more liberal, more pugnacious than young Stanley Kramer." His friend Kevin Spacey honored him in his acceptance speech for the 2015 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a TV Drama, calling him "one of the great filmmakers of all time."
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