Larry Kramer

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.

Known For

Tony Awards

Outrage

Howard

Every Act of Life

Gay Sex in the 70s

After Stonewall

Vito

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

All Movies (22)

• Every Act of Life2018 · as Self
• Howard2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• Burden of Genius2017 · as Self – Writer/Activist/Liver Transplant Patient
• Larry Kramer In Love & Anger2015 · as Himself
• Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption2013 · as Self
• The Out List2013 · as Himself
• How to Survive a Plague2012 · as Self
• Stories from the Plague2012
• Joe Papp in Five Acts2012 · as Self
• 30 Years from Here2011 · as Himself
• Vito2011 · as Self
• Making the Boys2011 · as Self
• Sex Positive2009 · as Self
• Outrage2009 · as Self
• The Books of James: Director's Cut2006 · as Self
• Gay Sex in the 70s2005 · as Himself
• After Stonewall1999 · as Self
• Voices from the Front1992 · as Himself
• Positive1990 · as Self
• Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt1989 · as Self (archive footage)
• Look at Life: All in a Day's Work1969 · as Self
• The Man on the Fifth Floor—

All TV Shows (1)

• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Winner