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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.
Larry D. Kramer (born June 23, 1958) is an American legal scholar serving as the president and vice chancellor of the London School of Economics since April 2024. Previously, Kramer served as president of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation from 2012 through 2023. [1] Prior to that role, he was the Dean of Stanford Law School (2004–2012).
Larry writes of their relationship in The Normal Heart: "The brothers love each other a great deal; [Arthur's] approval is essential to [Larry]." [3] In 2001, Arthur gave Yale University a $1 million grant to establish the Larry Kramer Initiative for Lesbian and Gay Studies, a program focusing on gay history. [4]
Kramer founded CBS MarketWatch in 1997. [12] He served as the chairman and CEO, and took it public in 1999. [11] In 2005, Dow Jones acquired MarketWatch for more than $500 million. [13] In 2006, Larry Kramer became the president of CBS Digital Media, [14] creating and running the new division. [15]
The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1987 novel by Tom Wolfe.The story is a drama about ambition, racism, social class, politics, and greed in 1980s New York City, and centers on three main characters: WASP bond trader Sherman McCoy, Jewish assistant district attorney Larry Kramer, and British expatriate journalist Peter Fallow.
Larry Kramer, a prominent AIDS activist and playwright, has died. Kramer died on Wednesday in Manhattan of pneumonia, The New York Times reports. The writer and film producer earned an Oscar ...
The Tragedy of Today's Gays is a 2005 book by gay activist Larry Kramer, in which the author prints a speech he delivered at New York City's Cooper Union Hall on November 21, 2004. [1] In the speech, Kramer urges gay men and lesbians to take action, unite as a community, and embrace safer lifestyles.
When activist and playwright Larry Kramer died in May, many remembered his voice -- and the way he spoke out during the AIDS/HIV epidemic, especially as the government looked the other way.