Richard Kramer (born April 21, 1952) is an American film and television writer and producer, playwright and novelist.""Thirtysomething" writer Richard Kramer: "Family isn't something you make""
salon.com, November 30, 2012. His film and television credits include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

My So-Called Life ''My So-Called Life'' is an American teen drama television series created by Winnie Holzman and produced by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz. It aired on ABC from August 25, 1994 to January 26, 1995. Set at the fictional Liberty High Sch ...

'', '' Nothing Sacred'', ''

Once and Again ''Once and Again'' is an American family drama television series that aired on ABC from September 21, 1999, to April 15, 2002. It depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father. It was created by Marshall Herskovi ...

'', '' Queer as Folk'' and '' Tales of the City''. Kramer's first stage play, ''Theater District'', was staged in 2002 in

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, and won a

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. Kramer published his

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, ''These Things Happen'', in 2012. The novel was nominated for a

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in the Gay Fiction category at the 2013 Lambda Literary Awards."Lambda Literary Hosts Rare West Coast Extravaganza Saturday"
''

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'', April 24, 2013.

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