Stanley Kramer

@Film Director, Family and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Stanley Kramer was famous American film producer and director well-known for his 'message films' American Film & Theater Personalities Directors T V & Movie Producers Libra Celebrities Stanley Kramer was famous American film producer and director who was known for making films that were very unconventional and were based upon the social issues of the time. He was not afraid of tackling issues like nuclear annihilation, racism or effects of the Holocaust which most other producers and directors tried to avoid. His films handled themes that were not usually addressed by other film producers and directors in Hollywood. His films were called ‘message films’ as they were made to convey the messages of social evils and their rectification through their stories and screenplays. He was a fierce and independent producer-director and his films made a great impact on the conscience of the audience and the conscience of the world as a whole. He has always received uneven critical acclaim for his films on social issues. Many of his films were quite noteworthy and out of all the films that he made in his whole career as a producer, director or both, three dozen films received 80 nominations for various ‘Academy Awards’ and won 16 of them. His films received nine nominations either as ‘Best Picture’ or as ‘Best Director’.

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Birthday: September 29, 1913 Died on: February 19, 2001 Nationality: American Famous: Film Director, Movie Producers, Producer, T V, Film & Theater Personalities, Directors, T V & Movie Producers Spouses: Anne Pearce Kramer (1926-2000), Karen Sharpe (1966–2001; his death; 2 children), Marilyn Erskine (1945–1945; annulled) Known as: Stanley Earl Kramer Birth Place: Manhattan, New York City, US Information Detail Birthday September 29, 1913 Died on February 19, 2001 Nationality American Famous Film Director, Movie Producers, Producer, T V, Film & Theater Personalities, Directors, T V & Movie Producers Spouses Anne Pearce Kramer (1926-2000), Karen Sharpe (1966–2001; his death; 2 children), Marilyn Erskine (1945–1945; annulled) Known as Stanley Earl Kramer Birth Place Manhattan, New York City, US Gender Male Sun Sign Libra Born in Manhattan, New York City, US Famous as Film Director, Producer Died at Age 87

Manhattan, New York City, US

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He married Marilyn Erskine in 1945 but the marriage was annulled after three months. Unsplash Personal Life

He married Anne Pearce in 1950 but divorced her in 1963. He had a daughter, Casey and a son, Larry from this marriage. Unsplash Personal Life

He married Karen Sharpe on September 1, 1966 who was with him till his death in 2001. He had two daughters, Katharine and Jennifer from this marriage. Unsplash Personal Life

Stanley Kramer was born Stanley Earl Kramer in Hell’s Kitchen, New York City, New York, USA on September 29, 1913. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

His parents were Jewish who had separated when he was a little boy. His mother worked at the New York office of ‘Paramount Pictures’. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After graduating from the ‘De Witt Clinton High School’ in Bronx at the age of 15 he joined the ‘New York University’ and obtained a degree in Business Administration in 1933. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Stanley Kramer moved to Hollywood after doing his MBA and joined the film industry to edit films and write scripts. Unsplash Career

He joined the Army Signal Corps during the Second World War and made films on training and orientation. Unsplash Career

After the war he helped to establish an independent production company named ‘Screen Plays Inc.’ and produced ‘So This Is New York’ in 1948. It was directed by Richard Fleischer. Unsplash Career

In 1949 he produced a second film ‘Champion’ directed by Mark Robson which starred Kirk Douglas for the first time as an ambitious prizefighter in the corrupted world of boxing. Unsplash Career

Kramer founded his own production company in 1949 to work in joint ventures with other major film studios especially ‘Columbia Pictures’. Unsplash Career

Stanley Kramer published his autobiography ‘A Mad Mad Mad Mad World: A Life in Hollywood’ in 1997. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	September 29, 1913
Died on	February 19, 2001
Nationality	American
Famous	Film Director, Movie Producers, Producer, T V, Film & Theater Personalities, Directors, T V & Movie Producers
Spouses	Anne Pearce Kramer (1926-2000), Karen Sharpe (1966–2001; his death; 2 children), Marilyn Erskine (1945–1945; annulled)
Known as	Stanley Earl Kramer
Birth Place	Manhattan, New York City, US
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Libra
Born in	Manhattan, New York City, US
Famous as	Film Director, Producer
Died at Age	87

Stanley Kramer

American

Sep 29, 1913

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Manhattan, New York City, US