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
Filmography31 titles
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Judgment at Nuremberg
Inherit the Wind
High Noon
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Caine Mutiny
The Defiant Ones
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
The Men
What's My Line?
Bless the Beasts & Children
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
Champion
Ship of Fools
The Wild One
Pressure Point
Not as a Stranger
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
Oklahoma Crude
The Pride and the Passion
The Domino Principle