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Larry Kramer

1935 - 2020

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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. In 1978, Kramer introduced a controversial and confrontational style in his novel Faggots, which earned mixed reviews and emphatic denunciations from elements within the gay community for Kramer's portrayal of what he characterized as shallow, promiscuous gay relationships in the 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Larry Kramer is the 6,176th most popular writer (down from 6,006th in 2024), the 10,848th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,800th in 2019) and the 798th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Larry Kramer ranks 6,176 out of 7,302. Before him are Bill Prady, Thomas M. Disch, Sidney Lee, Hugh Howey, Kenneth Burke, and Philippe Delerm. After him are Dejan Ajdačić, Hannah More, John Jakes, Stanisław Barańczak, Mikhail Gurevich, and Ryukishi07.

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Among people born in 1935, Larry Kramer ranks 491. Before him are David Pegg, Claude Esteban, Prem Chopra, Sylvia Robinson, Albert Heath, and Billy Whelan. After him are Bob Gibson, Susan Cooper, Väinö Huhtala, Vasil Metodiev, Franco Trincavelli, and Jim Hall. Among people deceased in 2020, Larry Kramer ranks 689. Before him are Joe Williams, Jan Kowalczyk, Saufatu Sopoanga, Touriya Jabrane, Allen Daviau, and Oliver Friggieri. After him are James Dunn, Bob Gibson, Lars-Eric Lundvall, Zlatko Portner, Fatemeh Rahbar, and Ahmad NikTalab.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Larry Kramer ranks 10,853 out of 20,380. Before him are Bebe Rexha (1989), Blanche Barton (1961), Hugh Howey (1975), Francis Hopkinson (1737), Kenneth Burke (1897), G. William Miller (1925), Wayne Static (1965), Bob Bryan (1978), and James Meredith (1933). After him are Gretchen Mol (1972), Millie Hughes-Fulford (1945), and Doc Watson (1923).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Larry Kramer ranks 798. Before him are Lawrence Venuti (1953), Tony Hillerman (1925), M. H. Abrams (1912), Bill Prady (1960), Hugh Howey (1975), and Kenneth Burke (1897). After him are John Jakes (1932), Daniel Pearl (1963), Tillie Olsen (1912), Patricia A. McKillip (1948), Peter Orlovsky (1933), and Joan D. Vinge (1948).

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