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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 Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) and Inherit the Wind (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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Known for

Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Burt Lancaster, Spencer Tracy, Montgomery Clift, Maximilian Schell, and Richard Widmark in Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Judgment at Nuremberg
8.3
  • Producer
  • 1961
Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, and Katharine Houghton in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
7.8
  • Producer
  • 1967
Gene Kelly, Spencer Tracy, Donna Anderson, Fredric March, and Dick York in Inherit the Wind (1960)
Inherit the Wind
8.1
  • Producer
  • 1960
Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier in The Defiant Ones (1958)
The Defiant Ones
7.6
  • Producer
  • 1958

Credits

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  • The Runner Stumbles (1979)
    The Runner Stumbles
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1979
  • Candice Bergen and Gene Hackman in The Domino Principle (1977)
    The Domino Principle
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
    6.9
    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
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1975
  • Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya - General Yamashita
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Faye Dunaway and George C. Scott in Oklahoma Crude (1973)
    Oklahoma Crude
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Bless the Beasts & Children (1971)
    Bless the Beasts & Children
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1971
  • R.P.M. (1970)
    R.P.M.
    5.3
    • producer
    • 1970
  • Anthony Quinn, Virna Lisi, and Anna Magnani in The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
    The Secret of Santa Vittoria
    7.2
    • producer
    • 1969
  • Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, and Katharine Houghton in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
    Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
    7.8
    • producer
    • 1967
  • Ship of Fools World Premiere Party
    TV Special
    • consulting producer
    • 1965
  • Ship of Fools (1965)
    Ship of Fools
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Jim Backus, Milton Berle, Norman Fell, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Sid Caesar, Alan Carney, Chick Chandler, Barrie Chase, Lloyd Corrigan, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Selma Diamond, Paul Ford, Stan Freberg, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
    It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
    7.5
    • producer
    • 1963
  • Judy Garland and Burt Lancaster in A Child Is Waiting (1963)
    A Child Is Waiting
    7.2
    • producer
    • 1963

Director



  • The Runner Stumbles (1979)
    The Runner Stumbles
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Candice Bergen and Gene Hackman in The Domino Principle (1977)
    The Domino Principle
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
    6.9
    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
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya - General Yamashita
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Faye Dunaway and George C. Scott in Oklahoma Crude (1973)
    Oklahoma Crude
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Bless the Beasts & Children (1971)
    Bless the Beasts & Children
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1971
  • R.P.M. (1970)
    R.P.M.
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Anthony Quinn, Virna Lisi, and Anna Magnani in The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
    The Secret of Santa Vittoria
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, and Katharine Houghton in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
    Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
    7.8
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Ship of Fools (1965)
    Ship of Fools
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Jim Backus, Milton Berle, Norman Fell, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Sid Caesar, Alan Carney, Chick Chandler, Barrie Chase, Lloyd Corrigan, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Selma Diamond, Paul Ford, Stan Freberg, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
    It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Burt Lancaster, Spencer Tracy, Montgomery Clift, Maximilian Schell, and Richard Widmark in Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
    Judgment at Nuremberg
    8.3
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Gene Kelly, Spencer Tracy, Donna Anderson, Fredric March, and Dick York in Inherit the Wind (1960)
    Inherit the Wind
    8.1
    • Director
    • 1960

Additional Crew



  • Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Jim Backus, Milton Berle, Norman Fell, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Sid Caesar, Alan Carney, Chick Chandler, Barrie Chase, Lloyd Corrigan, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Selma Diamond, Paul Ford, Stan Freberg, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
    It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
    7.5
    • presenter
    • 1963
  • Sidney Poitier and Bobby Darin in Pressure Point (1962)
    Pressure Point
    7.1
    • presenter
    • 1962
  • Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Burt Lancaster, Spencer Tracy, Montgomery Clift, Maximilian Schell, and Richard Widmark in Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
    Judgment at Nuremberg
    8.3
    • presenter
    • 1961
  • Gene Kelly, Spencer Tracy, Donna Anderson, Fredric March, and Dick York in Inherit the Wind (1960)
    Inherit the Wind
    8.1
    • presenter
    • 1960
  • Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier in The Defiant Ones (1958)
    The Defiant Ones
    7.6
    • presenter
    • 1958
  • Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
    Cyrano de Bergerac
    7.4
    • presenter
    • 1950
  • Kirk Douglas and Marilyn Maxwell in Champion (1949)
    Champion
    7.3
    • presenter (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Frances Dee, Fredric March, and Margaret Sullavan in So Ends Our Night (1941)
    So Ends Our Night
    6.9
    • production assistant
    • 1941
  • Flying Down to Rio (1933)
    Flying Down to Rio
    6.6
    • production assistant (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Glenda Farrell, Guy Kibbee, Barry Norton, Jean Parker, May Robson, and Warren William in Lady for a Day (1933)
    Lady for a Day
    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
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 3 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.
  • Trademark
      His films often delve into social and political issues.

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