Joseph Kramm

Joseph A. Kramm (September 30, 1907 – May 8, 1991) was an American playwright, actor, and director. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1951 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.^[1]^[2]

Works

Plays

The Cry of the Watchman (1947)
Giants, Sons of Giants (Jan. 6–13, 1962)
The Shrike (November 25, 1953 - December 6, 1953, revived January 15, 1952 - May 31, 1952)

References

^ "Actress Drops Dead on Cathay Circle Stage: Collapses in Hospital Bed Scene Incomplete Source". Los Angeles Times. July 2, 1955. p. 1.
^ "With Laughter on Her Lips: Dane Clark Tells How Actress Died in His Arms at Carthay Circle". Los Angeles Times. July 3, 1955. p. 1.

External links

Joseph Kramm at the Internet Broadway Database
Joseph Kramm at IMDb

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[1] "Actress Drops Dead on Cathay Circle Stage: Collapses in Hospital Bed Scene Incomplete Source". Los Angeles Times. July 2, 1955. p. 1.

[2] "With Laughter on Her Lips: Dane Clark Tells How Actress Died in His Arms at Carthay Circle". Los Angeles Times. July 3, 1955. p. 1.

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