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Name: Larry Kramer
Birth Date: June 25, 1935
Place of Birth: Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: playwright, screenwriter, novelist, activist

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Biography of Larry Kramer
8,141 words, approx. 27 pages
"Larry Kramer is one of America's most valuable troublemakers. I hope he never lowers his voice," Susan Sontag has been quoted as saying, in the introduction to the 1993 Playboy interview with Larry Kramer. His accomplishments as a dramatist and...
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Biography of Larry Kramer
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Controversial writer and activist Larry Kramer (born 1935), is known primarily for his criticism of political figures, media, and medical organizations for their poor response to the AIDS epidemic. Through his writing and speaking he has stirred...


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Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Larry Kramer Information
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Larry Kramer (born June 25 1935 in Bridgeport, Connecticut), is an American playwright, author, public health advocate and gay rights activist. He was nominated for an Academy Award, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and was twice a recipient of an...


News and Journals
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The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Why I love Larry.(my perspective)(Larry Kramer)
03/01/2005: 756 words, approx. 3 pages
I love Larry Kramer. More to the point, I respect him and am enormously grateful to him. I am really sick of people who, out of ignorance or stupidity or fear, criticize Larry for being a loose cannon. Do I agree with everything...
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The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow.(screenwriter Larry Kramer)
03/30/1999: 3,913 words, approx. 13 pages
Academy Award winning screenwriter Larry Kramer became a vocal activist for the gay movement writing about discriminations and the AIDS plight. It is observed that gays and lesbians have experienced many joys and hardships throughout the years, with acceptance coming along slowly, as the...
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AP News
Big American names join Chinese company
9/27/2007: 325 words, approx. 1 pages
The Chinese news and broadcast company Xinhua Finance Media Ltd. added two big names in American media to its board, appointed two other new directors and named a new internal auditor Thursday.Larry Kramer, founder and former CEO of MarketWatch, a financial news Web site now...
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The New York Observer
The New H.I.V. Strain: Sullivan, Kaiser Sound Off
2/20/2005: 1,412 words, approx. 5 pages
In June 1985, a centerpiece float in San Francisco's Gay Freedom Day Parade bore a giant mock tombstone shrouded in garlands. Solemn volunteers walked down Castro Street, handing out fistfuls of free condoms. Not long before, the parade had been an extravaganza replete with drag...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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The Farce in Just Saying No (1989)
5,818 words, approx. 19 pages
Kramer on Confrontational Theater:
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Critical Review by Robert Brustein
1,266 words, approx. 4 pages
In the following review, Brustein asserts that The Destiny of Me lacks an "existential tragic vision " and charges that in the play Kramer's "constant purpose is to induce, excavate, and heighten the audience's sense of guilt. "
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Critical Review by David Klinghoffer
1,193 words, approx. 4 pages
In this review of The Destiny of Me, Klinghoffer states that "as an artist, Kramer can be crude, " but adds: "The power of his conviction, though, makes up for [his lack of artfulness. "]
 


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