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Stanley Kramer(1913-2001)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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Stanley Kramer
Stanley Kramer was born on 29 September 1913 in Hell's Kitchen [now Clinton], Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Jugement à Nuremberg (1961), Devine qui vient dîner... (1967) and Procès de singe (1960). He was married to Karen Sharpe, Anne P. Kramer and Marilyn Erskine. He died on 19 February 2001 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 29, 1913
DiedFebruary 19, 2001(87)
BornSeptember 29, 1913
DiedFebruary 19, 2001(87)
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  • Nominated for 9 Oscars
    • 24 wins & 35 nominations total

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Sidney Poitier, Stanley Kramer, and Katharine Houghton
Sidney Poitier and Stanley Kramer in Devine qui vient dîner... (1967)
Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, and Stanley Kramer in Devine qui vient dîner... (1967)
With father, Stanley Kramer, on THE RUNNER STUMBLES
Stanley Kramer, Edward Dmytryk, and Adolphe Menjou
Stanley Kramer and his son at home in Los Angeles, CA, 1954.
Judy Garland, Burt Lancaster, Spencer Tracy, Maximilian Schell, Richard Widmark, and Stanley Kramer in Jugement à Nuremberg (1961)
Fred Astaire, Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, and Stanley Kramer in Le Dernier Rivage (1959)
Stanley Kramer, Dr. Seuss, Roy Rowland, and Allan Scott in Les 5000 doigts du Dr. T (1953)
"The Domino Principle" Dir. Stanley Kramer 1977 Assoc. General Films
Stranley Kramer, director, with Olivia De Havilland, Robert Mitchum, and Frank Sinatra on the set of "Not as a Stranger," 1954.
Stranley Kramer, director, with Olivia De Havilland, Frank Sinatra, and Robert Mitchum on the set of "Not as a Stranger," 1954.

Known for:

Jugement à Nuremberg (1961)
Jugement à Nuremberg
8.3
  • Producer
  • 1961
Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, and Katharine Houghton in Devine qui vient dîner... (1967)
Devine qui vient dîner...
7.8
  • Producer
  • 1967
Procès de singe (1960)
Procès de singe
8.1
  • Producer
  • 1960
La Chaîne (1958)
La Chaîne
7.6
  • Producer
  • 1958

Credits

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Producer

  • The Runner Stumbles (1979)
    The Runner Stumbles
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1979
  • Candice Bergen and Gene Hackman in La théorie des dominos (1977)
    La théorie des dominos
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1975
  • Harrison Ford, Richard Basehart, and Tony Musante in Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley (1975)
    Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1975
  • Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya - General Yamashita
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Faye Dunaway and George C. Scott in L'or noir de l'Oklahoma (1973)
    L'or noir de l'Oklahoma
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Bless the Beasts & Children (1971)
    Bless the Beasts & Children
    6.7
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1971
  • R.P.M. (1970)
    R.P.M.
    5.3
    • producer
    • 1970
  • Anthony Quinn, Virna Lisi, and Anna Magnani in Le Secret de Santa Vittoria (1969)
    Le Secret de Santa Vittoria
    7.3
    • producer
    • 1969
  • Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, and Katharine Houghton in Devine qui vient dîner... (1967)
    Devine qui vient dîner...
    7.8
    • producer
    • 1967
  • Ship of Fools World Premiere Party
    TV Special
    • consulting producer
    • 1965
  • La nef des fous (1965)
    La nef des fous
    7.1
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1965
  • Le mercenaire de minuit (1964)
    Le mercenaire de minuit
    6.3
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Un monde fou, fou, fou, fou (1963)
    Un monde fou, fou, fou, fou
    7.5
    • producer
    • 1963

Director

  • The Runner Stumbles (1979)
    The Runner Stumbles
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Candice Bergen and Gene Hackman in La théorie des dominos (1977)
    La théorie des dominos
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Harrison Ford, Richard Basehart, and Tony Musante in Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley (1975)
    Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya - General Yamashita
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Faye Dunaway and George C. Scott in L'or noir de l'Oklahoma (1973)
    L'or noir de l'Oklahoma
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Bless the Beasts & Children (1971)
    Bless the Beasts & Children
    6.7
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1971
  • R.P.M. (1970)
    R.P.M.
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Anthony Quinn, Virna Lisi, and Anna Magnani in Le Secret de Santa Vittoria (1969)
    Le Secret de Santa Vittoria
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, and Katharine Houghton in Devine qui vient dîner... (1967)
    Devine qui vient dîner...
    7.8
    • Director
    • 1967
  • La nef des fous (1965)
    La nef des fous
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Un monde fou, fou, fou, fou (1963)
    Un monde fou, fou, fou, fou
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Sidney Poitier and Bobby Darin in Pressure Point (1962)
    Pressure Point
    7.1
    • Director (framing story, uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Jugement à Nuremberg (1961)
    Jugement à Nuremberg
    8.3
    • Director
    • 1961

Additional Crew

  • Un monde fou, fou, fou, fou (1963)
    Un monde fou, fou, fou, fou
    7.5
    • presenter
    • 1963
  • Sidney Poitier and Bobby Darin in Pressure Point (1962)
    Pressure Point
    7.1
    • presenter
    • 1962
  • Jugement à Nuremberg (1961)
    Jugement à Nuremberg
    8.3
    • presenter
    • 1961
  • Procès de singe (1960)
    Procès de singe
    8.1
    • presenter
    • 1960
  • La Chaîne (1958)
    La Chaîne
    7.6
    • presenter
    • 1958
  • Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
    Cyrano de Bergerac
    7.4
    • presenter
    • 1950
  • Kirk Douglas in Le champion (1949)
    Le champion
    7.3
    • presenter (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Frances Dee, Fredric March, and Margaret Sullavan in So Ends Our Night (1941)
    So Ends Our Night
    6.8
    • production assistant
    • 1941
  • Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Dolores del Rio, and Gene Raymond in Carioca (1933)
    Carioca
    6.6
    • production assistant (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Glenda Farrell, Guy Kibbee, Barry Norton, Jean Parker, May Robson, and Warren William in Grande dame d'un jour (1933)
    Grande dame d'un jour
    7.4
    • production assistant (uncredited)
    • 1933

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Mr. Stanley Kramer
  • Born
    • September 29, 1913
    • Hell's Kitchen [now Clinton], Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 19, 2001
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(complications from pneumonia)
  • Spouses
      Karen SharpeSeptember 1, 1966 - February 19, 2001 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    (1980s) Wrote a newspaper column for the Seattle Times
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Biographical Movies
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was to name his child after Spencer Tracy, but when the baby turned out to be a girl, he named her after Katharine Hepburn. Hepburn was also her godmother.
  • Quotes
    I'm always pursuing the next dream, hunting for the next truth.

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