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Director, Producer Born: September 29, 1913 in New York City, NY Death: February 19, 2001 in Woodland Hills, CA Biography:For two decades, from the end of the 1940s until the end of the 1960s, "Stanley Kramer" was one of the best-known independent producers in Hollywood. He made his early reputation through a series of small-scale, serious, and unusual films that challenged audience's dramatic expectations, and later became known as a bold producer/director of large-scale "message" films that reflected an enlightened liberal point of view.
Stanley Earl Kramer was born in New York City, in the working-class Manhattan neighborhood known as Hell's Kitchen, in 1913. His parents were divorced and he was raised by his maternal grandmother. He had two family connections with the movie business growing up: his mother, who worked as a secretary at Paramount Pictures, and an uncle, Earl Kramer, who was employed in distribution at Universal and later became an agent in Hollywood. "Stanley Kramer" intended to go to law school,... Full Biography
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