- Known For
- Production
- Born
- September 29, 1913
- Place of Birth
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Died
- February 19, 2001
Stanley Kramer
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 "commercialism…
Filmography
movieA Special Kind of Love
2008 · Self (archive footage)
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
movieStanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
2008 · Self (archive footage)
movieBrando: An Icon Is Born
2007 · Himself (archive footage)
movieA Tribute to Stanley Kramer
2004 · Self (archive footage)
movieSidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000
movieBogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid
1997 · Self
movieThe Making of High Noon
1992 · Self
movieSomething a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991 · Self
movieVivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
1990 · Self
movieAnthony Quinn: An Original
1990 · Self
movieCary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988 · Self
movieGrace Kelly: The American Princess
1987 · Self, Thanks
movieThe Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986 · Self
movieI'll Teach You to Dream
1985
movieThe Runner Stumbles
1979 · Director, Producer
movieThe Domino Principle
1977 · Director, Producer
movieJudgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
1975 · Host, Director, Producer
movieJudgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
1974 · Self - Host, Director, Producer
movieJudgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
1974 · Host, Director, Producer
movieOklahoma Crude
1973 · Director, Producer
Film '72
tvFilm '72
1971 · Self
movieBless the Beasts & Children
1971 · Director, Producer
movieR.P.M.
1970 · Director, Producer
movieThe Secret of Santa Vittoria
1970 · Director, Producer
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
movieGuess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967 · Director, Producer
movieShip of Fools
1965 · Director, Producer
movieIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 · Producer, Director
movieA Child Is Waiting
1963 · Producer
moviePressure Point
1962 · Producer
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
movieJudgment at Nuremberg
1961 · Producer, Director
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
tvHere's Hollywood
1960
movieInherit the Wind
1960 · Director, Producer, Presenter
movieOn the Beach
1959 · Director, Producer
movieThe Defiant Ones
1958 · Director, Producer
movieThe Pride and the Passion
1957 · Director, Producer
movieNot as a Stranger
1955 · Producer, Director
movieThe Caine Mutiny
1954 · Producer
movieThe Wild One
1953 · Producer
movieThe 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
1953 · Producer
movieThe Juggler
1953 · Producer
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
movieThe Member of the Wedding
1952 · Producer
movieEight Iron Men
1952 · Producer
movieThe Happy Time
1952 · Producer
movieThe Four Poster
1952 · Producer
tvThis Is Your Life
1952 · Self
movieHigh Noon
1952 · Producer
movieThe Sniper
1952 · Producer
movieMy Six Convicts
1952 · Producer
movieDeath of a Salesman
1951 · Producer
movieCyrano de Bergerac
1950 · Producer
movieThe Men
1950 · Producer
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self - Panelist
movieHome of the Brave
1949 · Producer
movieChampion
1949 · Producer
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieSo This Is New York
1948 · Producer
movieThe Moon and Sixpence
1942 · Producer