Joseph Kramm
Illustration — Joseph Kramm in 1952 AP wire photo Joseph A. Kramm (September 30, 1907 – May 8, 1991) was an American playwright, actor, and director. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1952 for his play The Shrike, later adapted into a motion picture of the same title in 1955. His wife, stage actress Isabel Bonner, died of a brain hemorrhage while performing his play in 1955.
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Joseph Kramm
Associated Press · AP wire photo, 1952 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- 1907 · Philadelphia.
- Died
- 1991 · Far Rockaway.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- actor · screenwriter · writer
- Honours
- Pulitzer Prize for Drama
- Languages
- English
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Illustration — Joseph Kramm in 1952 AP wire photo Joseph A. Kramm (September 30, 1907 – May 8, 1991) was an American playwright, actor, and director. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1952 for his play The Shrike, later adapted into a motion picture of the same title in 1955. His wife, stage actress Isabel Bonner, died of a brain hemorrhage while performing his play in 1955.
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• The Cry of the Watchman (1947) • The Shrike (November 25, 1953 - December 6, 1953, revived January 15, 1952 - May 31, 1952) • Build With One Hand (1956) • Giants, Sons of Giants (Jan. 6–13, 1962)
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