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Larry Kramer

Acting

Born June 25, 1935 · Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Died May 27, 2020

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Biography

Laurence David Kramer (June 25, 1935 – May 27, 2020) was an American playwright, author, film producer, public health advocate, and gay rights activist. He began his career rewriting scripts while working for Columbia Pictures, which led him to London, where he worked with United Artists. There he wrote the screenplay for the film Women in Love (1969) and received an Academy Award nomination for his work.

Awards & recognition

  • Isabelle Stevenson Award · 2013
  • Obie Award · 1993
  • Hull-Warriner Award
  • PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation — Theater Award
  • star on Playwrights' Sidewalk
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  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1971 · nominated

Filmography14 titles

The Normal Heart

2014Screenplay, Theatre Play

Vito

2011as Self

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

1989as Self (archive footage)

Howard

2018as Self (archive footage)

How to Survive a Plague

2012as Self

Every Act of Life

2018as Self

Larry Kramer In Love & Anger

2015as Himself

Outrage

2009as Self

The Out List

2013as Himself

Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush

1968Additional Dialogue, Associate Producer

Lost Horizon

1973Screenplay

Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption

2013as Self

Sex Positive

2009as Self

30 Years from Here

2011as Himself