Larry Kramer

Larry Kramer (June 25, 1935 – May 27, 2020) was an American screenwriter, film producer, playwright, author, and public health and LGBT rights activist. He began his career rewriting scripts while working for Columbia Pictures. There he wrote the screenplay for the 1969 film Women in Love. He earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work.

Kramer was openly gay. In 1988, he was diagnosed with hepatitis B and HIV.PSB interview He had a liver transplant in 2001.

His brother was Arthur Kramer (1927–2008), a lawyer.

Kramer died of pneumonia in New York City on May 27, 2020. He was 84.

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