Biography
Stanley Earl Kramer was an American film director and producer, responsible for making many of Hollywood's most famous "message films" 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, nuclear war, greed, creationism vs. evolution, and the causes and effects of fascism. His other films included High Noon, The Caine Mutiny, and Ship of Fools (1965).
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Awards & recognition
- Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · 1970
- Golden Globe Award — Best Director · 1962
- Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award · 1962
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1968 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Director · 1968 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1966 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1962 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1962 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1959 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1959 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1955 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1953 · nominated
Filmography33 titles
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Judgment at Nuremberg
High Noon
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Inherit the Wind
The Defiant Ones
The Caine Mutiny
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
What's My Line?
The Men
Bless the Beasts & Children
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
Cyrano de Bergerac
Anthony Quinn: An Original
The Dick Cavett Show
A Child Is Waiting
The Ed Sullivan Show
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
On the Beach
The Juggler
Champion
Ship of Fools
Eight Iron Men
Pressure Point
The Wild One
Not as a Stranger
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
Oklahoma Crude
The Pride and the Passion
The Domino Principle