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3 | ->''"I'm always pursuing the next dream, hunting for the next truth."'' |
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5 | Stanley Earl Kramer (September 29, 1913 – February 19, 2001) was one of the major mainstream producers and directors in Hollywood's history, famous for his films in the [[TheFifties 1950s]] and [[TheSixties '60s]] that determined to bring a voice to the major social problems of his time. |
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7 | He was originally a producer with films as disparate like the first adaptation of ''Theatre/DeathOfASalesman'', a VindicatedByHistory version of ''Film/{{Cyrano de Bergerac|1950}}'', the breakthrough {{Western}} ''Film/HighNoon'' and even the surreal ''Film/The5000FingersOfDrT'', written by Creator/DrSeuss. |
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9 | However, when directors started getting the real press as creators of film, Kramer decided to take that role. From that decision, he created classic films like ''Film/TheDefiantOnes'', ''Literature/OnTheBeach'', ''Film/InheritTheWind'', ''Film/JudgmentAtNuremberg'', ''Film/ShipOfFools'', and ''Film/GuessWhosComingToDinner''. As he started to become known for serious dramas, a friend dared him to make a comedy, based on an outline he received. Kramer accepted, and made the ultimate comedy, ''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld''. |
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11 | Unfortunately, as idealistic as those films were, they were often derided as [[{{Anvilicious}} being preachy with outdated issues]] and artistically inept from a director who still thought like a producer. |
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13 | That already stung him and with the rise of UsefulNotes/NewHollywood, his career faded, but his idealistic example lives on with the Producers Guild of America's Stanley Kramer Award that awards films that address important social issues. |
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16 | !!Filmography on this wiki: |
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19 | [[folder:Producer only]] |
20 | * ''Film/{{Cyrano de Bergerac|1950}}'' (1950) |
21 | * ''Theatre/DeathOfASalesman'' (1951) |
22 | * ''Film/HighNoon'' (1952) |
23 | * ''Film/TheSniper'' (1952) |
24 | * ''Film/TheWildOne'' (1953) |
25 | * ''Film/The5000FingersOfDrT'' (1953) |
26 | * ''Literature/TheCaineMutiny'' (1954) |
27 | * ''Film/AChildIsWaiting'' (1963) |
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30 | [[folder:Producer/director]] |
31 | * ''Film/TheDefiantOnes'' (1958) |
32 | * ''Literature/OnTheBeach'' (1959) |
33 | * ''Theatre/InheritTheWind'' (1960) |
34 | * ''Film/JudgmentAtNuremberg'' (1961) |
35 | * ''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld'' (1963) |
36 | * ''Film/ShipOfFools'' (1965) |
37 | * ''Film/GuessWhosComingToDinner'' (1967) |
38 | * ''Literature/TheSecretOfSantaVittoria'' (1968) |
39 | * ''[[Film/RPM1970 R.P.M.]]'' (1970) |
40 | * ''Literature/BlessTheBeastsAndChildren'' (1971) |
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44 | !!Tropes displayed by him: |
45 | * {{Anvilicious}}: His films were rarely subtle in their social agendas. |
46 | * DudeWheresMyRespect: Kramer dearly wanted to be seen as a daring artist, but he felt that no one understood him. This really hit home when he went on a lecture tour of colleges with his greatest success, ''Film/GuessWhosComingToDinner'', to talk about race relations. Unfortunately, his audiences dismissed him as a cinematic fuddy duddy and preferred to talk about the wild film, ''Film/BonnieAndClyde''. |
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