About Joseph Kramm
Lived 1907 – 1991 (aged 83). Joseph Kramm was an American actor, screenwriter and writer.
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.
Works Plays 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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Who was Joseph Kramm?
playwright, actor, director (1907-1991)
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Joseph Kramm was born on 30 September 1907 in Philadelphia.
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Joseph Kramm died on 8 May 1991 in Far Rockaway.
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Joseph Kramm was an actor, screenwriter and writer.
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Joseph Kramm was American.
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