Larry Kramer

Larry Kramer
Larry Kramer
	Larry Kramer in April 2010
Born	June 25, 1935; Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	May 27, 2020 (aged 84); Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Screenwriter, film producer, playwright, author, activist
Nationality	American
Period	1960s–2020
Subject	Gay community, AIDS activism
Spouse	David Webster (m. 2013)

Larry Kramer (June 25, 1935 – May 27, 2020) was an American screenwriter, film producer, playwright, author, and public health and LGBT rights activist. He began his career rewriting scripts while working for Columbia Pictures. There he wrote the screenplay for the 1969 film Women in Love. He earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work.

Kramer was openly gay.^[1] In 1988, he was diagnosed with hepatitis B and HIV.^[2] He had a liver transplant in 2001.

His brother was lawyer Arthur Kramer (1927–2008).

Kramer died of pneumonia in New York City on May 27, 2020. He was 84.^[3]

References

↑ Vargas, Jose Antonio (2005-05-09), "The Pessivist; AIDS Activist Larry Kramer, Hoarse From Speaking Truth to Power", The Washington Post, p. C01, retrieved 2007-09-23
↑ PSB interview
↑ Lewis, Daniel (May 27, 2020). "Larry Kramer, Author and Outspoken AIDS Activist, Dies at 84". The New York Times.

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[WaPo-1] Vargas, Jose Antonio (2005-05-09), "The Pessivist; AIDS Activist Larry Kramer, Hoarse From Speaking Truth to Power", The Washington Post, p. C01, retrieved 2007-09-23

[2] PSB interview

[3] Lewis, Daniel (May 27, 2020). "Larry Kramer, Author and Outspoken AIDS Activist, Dies at 84". The New York Times.

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