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”"

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, November 30, 2012. His film and television credits include ''

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'', ''

Family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

'', ''

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'', '' Nothing Sacred'', '' Once and Again'', '' Queer as Folk'' and ''

Tales of the City ''Tales of the City'' is a series of nine novels written by American author Armistead Maupin from 1978 to 2014, depicting the life of a group of friends in San Francisco, many of whom are LGBT. The stories from ''Tales'' were originally serial ...

''. 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"
'' The Advocate'', April 24, 2013.

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Richard Kramer
* 1952 births Living people American television writers 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights American male screenwriters American television producers American gay writers American LGBT screenwriters 21st-century American novelists American LGBT dramatists and playwrights American LGBT novelists American male novelists American male television writers American male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers {{US-novelist-1950s-stub