Person · Producer
Stanley Kramer
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- Director
In short · Produced for nine decades — 42 credits, 6 Golden Globe Award wins.
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Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
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Golden Globe Awards — Golden Globe — Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
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Golden Globe Award — Best Director
- Award win
Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award — Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
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Biography
Stanley Kramer was born on 29 September 1913 in Hell's Kitchen, now known as Clinton, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He worked as a producer and director, and is known for his work on *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.
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Filmography · 41 of 41
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Director
16 credits
The Runner Stumbles(1979)
Director
Film
The Domino Principle(1977)
Director
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Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley(1975)
Director
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Oklahoma Crude(1973)
Director
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Bless the Beasts & Children(1971)
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R.P.M.(1970)
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The Secret of Santa Vittoria(1969)
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner(1967)
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Ship of Fools(1965)
Director
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World(1963)
Director
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Judgment at Nuremberg(1961)
Director
Film
Inherit the Wind(1960)
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On the Beach(1959)
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The Defiant Ones(1958)
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The Pride and the Passion(1957)
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Not as a Stranger(1955)
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Actor
1 credit
Producer
13 credits
A Child Is Waiting(1963)
Producer
Film
Pressure Point(1962)
Producer
Film
The Caine Mutiny(1954)
Producer
Film
The Juggler(1953)
Producer
Film
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.(1953)
Producer
Film
The Wild One(1953)
Producer
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The Sniper(1952)
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Film
The Member of the Wedding(1952)
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Film
Death of a Salesman(1951)
Producer
Film
The Men(1950)
Producer
Film
Cyrano de Bergerac(1950)
Producer
Film
Home of the Brave(1949)
Producer
Film
Champion(1949)
Producer
Film
Other crew
11 credits
Making Montgomery Clift(2018)
Crew
FilmMeet the Biz(2016)
Crew
TV
Stars of the Silver Screen(2011)
Crew
TV
Biography(1987)
Crew
TV
The South Bank Show(1978)
Crew
TV
Journey Into Self(1969)
Crew
FilmHollywood and the Stars(1963)
Crew
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show(1948)
Crew
TV
So Ends Our Night(1941)
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Film
Lady for a Day(1933)
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Film
Flying Down to Rio(1933)
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Film
Awards & Nominations
6 wins · 18 nominationsGolden Globe Award
- Won1970Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Won1962Best Director
Academy Award
- Nom1968Best Picture
- Nom1968Best Director
- Nom1966Best Picture
- Nom1962Best Picture
- Nom1962Best Director
- Nom1959Best Director
- Nom1959Best Picture
- Nom1955Best Picture
- Nom1953Best Picture
More awards & festivals (13) — regional academies & film-festival prizes
Golden Globe Awards
- Won1970Golden Globe — Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Won1962Golden Globe — Best Director
Academy Awards
- Nom1967Oscar — Directing
- Nom1967Oscar — Best Picture
- Nom1965Oscar — Best Picture
- Won1961Oscar — Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- Nom1961Oscar — Directing
- Nom1961Oscar — Best Picture
- Nom1958Oscar — Directing
- Nom1958Oscar — Best Picture
- Nom1954Oscar — Best Picture
- Nom1952Oscar — Best Picture
Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award
- Won1962Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
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Additional credits1Show
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- Anthony Quinn: An OriginalSelf · 1990
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