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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 Ronald Kramer (April 6, 1942 – January 25, 2014) was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He played college football at University of Nebraska–Lincoln , where he was consensus selection at tackle to the 1964 College Football All-America Team .
My Wife and Kids is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from March 28, 2001, to May 17, 2005, with a total of 123 half-hour episodes spanning five seasons. The series, produced by Touchstone Television in association with Wayans Bros. Entertainment and Impact Zone, stars Damon Wayans (also creator alongside veteran television writer/producer Don Reo) as Michael Kyle, the patriarch ...
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 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.
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]
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.