Joseph Kramm
- May 8, 1991
- 83 years
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Joseph Kramm, 83, American playwright.
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|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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