Stanley Kramer

About

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...

Known for

High NoonMovie • 1952It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldMovie • 1963Judgment at NurembergMovie • 1961Guess Who's Coming to DinnerMovie • 1967On the BeachMovie • 1959The Secret of Santa VittoriaMovie • 1970The Caine MutinyMovie • 1954The Defiant OnesMovie • 1958The Wild OneMovie • 1953Inherit the WindMovie • 1960A Child Is WaitingMovie • 1963Ship of FoolsMovie • 1965The Pride and the PassionMovie • 1957The Domino PrincipleMovie • 1977Not as a StrangerMovie • 1955The MenMovie • 1950The SniperMovie • 1952ChampionMovie • 1949Cyrano de BergeracMovie • 1950Death of a SalesmanMovie • 1951Oklahoma CrudeMovie • 1973The Member of the WeddingMovie • 1952The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.Movie • 1953Pressure PointMovie • 1962