Larry Kramer
Birthday: 1935-06-25
Place of Birth: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Biography: Laurence David Kramer (June 25, 1935 – May 27, 2020) was an American playwright, author, film producer, public health advocate, and gay rights activist. He began his career rewriting scripts while working for Columbia Pictures, which led him to London, where he worked with United Artists. There he wrote the screenplay for the film Women in Love (1969) and received an Academy Award nomination for his work.
Movies
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
On the eve of 1987's Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, surviving famil...
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Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption
Terrence McNally’s Corpus Christi is a play retelling the Jesus story, with Jesus as a gay man livin...
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Joe Papp in Five Acts
Joe Papp, the founder of the New York Shakespeare Festival and, subsequently, The Public Theater—arg...
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The Out List
Through the voices of Americans from all walks of life, The Out List explores the identities of the ...
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Howard
Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the ...
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Positive
This film powerfully documents New York City's gay community's response to the AIDS crisis as they a...
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Vito
In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist and ...
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Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
From the onset of the AIDS epidemic, author Larry Kramer emerged as a fiery activist, an Old Testame...
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Burden of Genius
In 1967, Dr. Thomas Starzl stunned the world with the first successful liver transplantation. His br...
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How to Survive a Plague
A story of two coalitions – ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) – whose activism and innovation ...
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Making the Boys
Before Prop 8, Milk or Will & Grace, before the AIDS epidemic, gay pride parades or the Stonewall up...
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Gay Sex in the 70s
A chronicle of gay culture in New York during the post-Stonewall, pre-AIDs era. Thirteen men and one...
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After Stonewall
This sequel to "Before Stonewall" documents the history of gay and lesbian life from the riots at St...
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30 Years from Here
The Emmy Award-nominated 30 Years from Here examines the AIDS pandemic over the past 30 years. Activ...
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Sex Positive
Sex Positive explores the life of Richard Berkowitz, a revolutionary gay S&M hustler turned AIDS act...
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Every Act of Life
The life of Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally (Master Class, Ragtime): 60 years of groundbrea...
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Stories from the Plague
The story of the AIDS epidemic from its early, ominous beginnings and the wave of death that followe...
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Voices from the Front
In New York City, a distraught activist confronts the mayor with a story of a friend who languished ...
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The Books of James: Director's Cut
Inspired by a collection of personal notebooks, this feature-length director’s cut of the short film...
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Outrage
An indictment of closeted politicians who lobby for anti-gay legislation in the US....
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The Man on the Fifth Floor
An intoxicating look inside New York's legendary Chelsea Hotel through the witty, irreverent lens of...
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Look at Life: All in a Day's Work
A look at people who travel the world by air as part of their everyday jobs, including businessmen a...
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