Stanley Kramer

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

Award

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Image

Stanley Kramer.JPG

Number of children

4

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