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.

Larry Kramer
Larry Kramer in April 2010
Born	(1935-06-25)June 25, 1935 Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	May 27, 2020(2020-05-27) (aged 84) Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Screenwriter, film producer, playwright, author, activist
Nationality	American
Period	1960s–2020
Subject	Gay community, AIDS activism
Spouse	David Webster ​ (m. 2013)​

Kramer was openly gay.^[1] In 1988, he was diagnosed with hepatitis B and HIV.^[2] 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.^[3]