Difference between revisions of "Larry Kramer"
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Writer | Writer | ||
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| + | Emmy Award | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Writer, political commentator, lgbt activist, co-founded Gay Men's Health Crisis (largest private AIDS help centre). Founded ACT UP. Noted for his plays 'The Normal Heart' (which | + | Writer, political commentator, lgbt activist, co-founded Gay Men's Health Crisis (largest private AIDS help centre). Founded ACT UP. Noted for his plays 'The Normal Heart' (which was made into a film starring [[Matt Bomer]] and won an Emmy Award in 2014) and 'The Destiny of Me'. Endowed Yale University to finance the 'Larry Kramer Initiative for Lesbian and Gay Studies'. |
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
* http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-kramer | * http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-kramer | ||
| + | * http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/arts/television/larry-kramer-lives-to-see-his-normal-heart-filmed-for-tv.html?_r=0 | ||
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Revision as of 21:34, 23 November 2014
Contents
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1935 -
Occupation
Writer
Notable Achievements
Emmy Award
Description
Writer, political commentator, lgbt activist, co-founded Gay Men's Health Crisis (largest private AIDS help centre). Founded ACT UP. Noted for his plays 'The Normal Heart' (which was made into a film starring Matt Bomer and won an Emmy Award in 2014) and 'The Destiny of Me'. Endowed Yale University to finance the 'Larry Kramer Initiative for Lesbian and Gay Studies'.
