Biography
Stanley Earl Kramer (September 29, 1913 – February 19, 2001) was an American film director and producer responsible for some of Hollywood's most famous "message" movies. His notable films include The Defiant Ones (1958), On the Beach (1959), Inherit the Wind (1960), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Ship of Fools (1965) and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967). His work was recognized with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1961, and over the course of his career he received nine Academy Award nominations. Director Steven Spielberg once described him as "one of our great filmmakers, not just for the art and passion he put on screen, but for the impact he has made on the conscience of the world." Film critic David Thomson described Kramer as a "hero of the 1950s" and an "enterprising producer," but also wrote of his later films that "commercialism, of the most crass and confusing kind, has devitalised all [of] his projects". Description above from the Wikipedia article Stanley Kramer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
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The Oscars (1953) — Self
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What's My Line? (1950) — Self - Panelist
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
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The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
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This Is Your Life (1952) — Self
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The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self
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The Merv Griffin Show (1962) — Self
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The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986) — Self
- Film '72 (1971) — Self
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Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988) — Self
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Anthony Quinn: An Original (1990) — Self
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Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley (1975) — Host
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Here's Hollywood (1960)
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Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987) — Self
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The Making of High Noon (1992) — Self
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Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000)
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Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond (1990) — Self
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Brando: An Icon Is Born (2007) — Himself (archive footage)
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A Tribute to Stanley Kramer (2004) — Self (archive footage)
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Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid (1997) — Self
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Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (1991) — Self
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Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita (1974) — Self - Host
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I'll Teach You to Dream (1985)
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A Special Kind of Love (2008) — Self (archive footage)
- Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth (2008) — Self (archive footage)
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Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (1974) — Host
Directed
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Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) — Director
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) — Director
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — Director
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Inherit the Wind (1960) — Director
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The Defiant Ones (1958) — Director
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On the Beach (1959) — Director
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Ship of Fools (1965) — Director
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The Domino Principle (1977) — Director
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The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1970) — Director
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The Pride and the Passion (1957) — Director
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Not as a Stranger (1955) — Director
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Oklahoma Crude (1973) — Director
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Bless the Beasts & Children (1971) — Director
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R.P.M. (1970) — Director
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The Runner Stumbles (1979) — Director
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Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley (1975) — Director
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Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita (1974) — Director
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Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (1974) — Director