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Larry Kramer
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Memorial Page for Larry Kramer

Jun 25, 1935 – May 27, 2020(84 years)Died in:New York City, New York

American screenwriter, novelist, essayist, playwright, LGBT-rights and AIDS activist

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Occupation(6)

screenwriterplaywrightnovelistLGBTQ rights activistHIV/AIDS activistproducer

Awards(5)

Isabelle Stevenson AwardObie AwardHull-Warriner AwardPEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Awardstar on Playwrights' Sidewalk

Education(2)

Yale UniversityJackson-Reed High School

Larry Kramer (* June 25, 1935 in Bridgeport; † May 27, 2020 in New York City) was an american screenwriter, novelist, essayist, playwright, LGBT-rights and AIDS activist. He was 84 years old. His education included Yale University and Jackson-Reed High School. He received 5 awards, including Isabelle Stevenson Award, Obie Award. His cause of death was pneumonia.

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Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield County

1935

Yale University

1953

until 1957

Obie Award

1993

Isabelle Stevenson Award

2013

Died in New York City, New York (pneumonia)

2020

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Larry Kramer. Forever remembered.