Stanley Kramer Autographs
Stanley Earl Kramer (September 29, 1913 – February 19, 2001) was an American film director and producer, responsible for making many of Hollywood's most famous "message films" (he called his movies heavy dramas) and a liberal movie icon. As an independent producer and director, he brought attention to topical social issues that most studios avoided. Among the subjects covered in his films were racism (in The Defiant Ones and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), nuclear war (in On the Beach), greed (in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World), creationism vs. evolution (in Inherit the Wind), and the causes and effects of fascism (in Judgment at Nuremberg). His other films included High Noon (1952, as producer), The Caine Mutiny (1954, as producer), and Ship of Fools (1965).
Director Steven Spielberg described him as an "incredibly talented visionary" and "one of our great filmmakers, not just for the art and passion he put on screen, but for the impact he has made on the conscience of the world." Kramer was recognized for his fierce independence as a producer-director, with author Victor Navasky writing that "among the independents...none seemed more vocal, more liberal, more pugnacious than young Stanley Kramer." His friend Kevin Spacey honored him in his acceptance speech for the 2015 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a TV Drama, calling him "one of the great filmmakers of all time."
Despite uneven critical reception, both then and now, Kramer's body of work has received many awards, including 16 Academy Awards and 80 nominations, and he was nominated nine times as either producer or director. In 1961, he received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. In 1963, he was a member of the jury at the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival. In 1998, he was awarded the first NAACP Vanguard Award in recognition of "the strong social themes that ran through his body of work". In 2002, the Stanley Kramer Award was created, to be awarded to recipients whose work "dramatically illustrates provocative social issues".
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Current items with a signature of Stanley Kramer
These are the most current items with a signature of Stanley Kramer that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Stanley Kramer Signed 8x10 Photo | $29.99 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Stanley Kramer
The most expensive item with a signature of Stanley Kramer (IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD Screenplay SIGNED by STANLEY KRAMER 1st Rev 8/15/62) was sold in November 2023 for $399.99 while the cheapest item (Stanley Kramer Signed Newpaper Photo His Films Won 16 Academy Awards PSA/DNA COA) found a new owner for $4.25 in March 2017. The month with the most items sold (6) was May 2025 with an average selling price of $39.99 for an autographed item of Stanley Kramer. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2023 with $399.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.25 was March 2017. In average, an autographed item from Stanley Kramer is worth $34.66.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Stanley Kramer were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Autographed Stanley Kramer photo JSA authenticated | $135.00 |  |
| Director Stanley Kramer Signed B&W Glossy Photo It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World | $49.00 | |
| Stanley Kramer - Director - 3x5 Card - Signed / Autograph | $44.98 | |
| Stanley Kramer - Director Signed Autograph 8x10 Photo - Judgement at Nuremberg | $45.98 | |
| Stanley Kramer - Director Signed Autograph 8x10 Photo - Runner Stumbles | $45.98 | |
| Stanley Kramer - Producer & Director - 8x10 Photo - Signed / Autograph | $43.98 | |
| Stanley Kramer Autograph 3x5 Card It's A Mad World & Judgment At Nuremberg | $49.99 | |
| STANLEY KRAMER d.2001 Signed Autograph Index Card PSA director Caine Mutiny | $39.99 | |
| STANLEY KRAMER Hand Signed FDC - JSA COA | $65.00 | |
| Stanley Kramer Producer & Director Signed Autographed Vintage 8x10 Photo | $39.99 | |
| Stanley Kramer Producer & Director Signed Autographed Vintage 8x10 Photo | $39.99 | |
| Stanley Kramer Producer & Director Signed Autographed Vintage 8x10 Photo | $39.99 | |
| Stanley Kramer Producer & Director Signed Autographed Vintage 8x10 Photo | $39.99 | |
| Stanley Kramer Producer & Director Signed Autographed Vintage 8x10 Photo | $39.99 | |
| STANLEY KRAMER Signed Autographed 4"x 6" INDEX CARD Judgement at Nuremberg | $114.98 | |
