Larry Kramer

Personal Info

Birthday

June 25, 1935

Day of Death

2020-05-27

(84 years old)

Place of Birth

Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

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

Filmography

2018
Every Act of Life
as Self
Howard
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Burden of Genius
as Self – Writer/Activist/Liver Transplant Patient
2015
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
as Himself
2013
Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption
as Self
The Out List
as Himself
2012
How to Survive a Plague
as Self
Joe Papp in Five Acts
as Self
2011
30 Years from Here
as Himself
Vito
as Himself
Making the Boys
as Self
2009
Sex Positive
as Himself
Outrage
as Self
2006
The Books of James: Director's Cut
as Self
2005
Gay Sex in the 70s
as Himself
1999
After Stonewall
as Self
1992
Voices from the Front
as Himself
1990
Positive
as Himself
1989
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
as Self (archive footage)
1969
Look at Life: All in a Day's Work
as Self