Stanley Kramer

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Stanley Earl Kramer (born September 29, 1913 in Brooklyn , New York City , New York , † February 19, 2001 in Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , California ) was an American director and film producer .

Life

In the 1950s and 1960s, which were characterized by anti-communism and ideological disputes, Stanley Kramer was one of the few Hollywood directors who dared to tackle politically controversial topics and were successful with them. Relations between African Americans and whites, the struggle for freedom of expression, the dangers of nuclear weapons, and the Holocaust were just a few of Kramer's topics. Many of his films as a director are now considered classics. More critical voices accused Kramer of having become preaching and occasionally sentimental with his "message films". He has also made a name for himself as a film producer and received the coveted Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for his services as a producer .

Despite numerous nominations for the Oscar , he was never awarded one. However, in 1961 he received the Golden Globe Award as a Special Award for special artistic integrity and in 1962 for his film about the Nuremberg legal process of 1947 ( judgment of Nuremberg ) as best director.

Kramer was married three times, the third marriage from 1966 until his death to actress Karen Sharpe . He had four children.

Filmography (selection)

Direction and production

producer

Honors and film awards

At the inauguration of the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, his star was the first of over 2500 stars.

The Producers Guild of America has presented the Stanley Kramer Award as part of the Producers Guild of America Awards since 2002 .

  • 1952: Oscar nomination for high noon
  • 1954: Oscar nomination for The Caine Mutiny
  • 1958: Oscar nomination for The Defiant Ones
  • 1961: Oscar nomination for Judgment at Nuremberg
  • 1961: Received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
  • 1965: Oscar nomination for Ship of Fools
  • 1967: Oscar nomination for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Review of Jennifer Frost's “Producer of Controversy: Stanley Kramer, Hollywood Liberalism, and the Cold War” | History News Network. Retrieved January 5, 2020 .
  2. Rick Lyman: Stanley Kramer, Filmmaker With Social Bent, Dies at 87 . In: The New York Times . February 21, 2001, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed January 5, 2020]).