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Sidney Batty Kramer

Male 1915 - 2014


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  • Born  21 Jan 1915  New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  10 Dec 2014  Westport, Fairfield Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I13763  Johnson Hindin Tree
    Last Modified  5 Jan 2018 

    Father  Louis Kramer,   b. 26 Dec 1891, Vilna, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1979, Westport, Fairfield Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Mildred HINDIN,   b. Jul 1891, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1978, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  24 Jun 1914  New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F2545  Group Sheet

    Family  Esther Schlansky,   b. 21 Oct 1917, New Yok, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 2011, Westport, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  23 Nov 1939  New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Wendy Beth Kramer,   b. 7 Jun 1942
     2. Mark William Kramer,   b. 14 Apr 1944, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F5736  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • The following profile is an edited version of the profile available on Prabook.com in 2017:

      Sidney B. Kramer

      Sidney B. Kramer, American publishing executive, literary agent, lawyer. Bar: New York 1940, Connecticut 1962, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1975. Recipient Westport Arts Heritage award for Literature, 2001. Chairman Democratic Town Committee, also justice of the peace, Westport, 1960; chairman Save Westport Now, since 1981. Member Connecticut Bar Association, Westport Public Library. (advisory council member since 2009).

      Background

      Kramer, Sidney B. was born in 1915 in New York City. Son of Louis and Mildred (Hindin) Kramer.

      Education

      Bachelor of Science, New York University, 1936. Juris Doctor, Brooklyn Law School, St. Lawrence University, 1939.

      Career

      Practice in, New York City, 1940-1945, Westport, Connecticut, since 1963. Founder (1945), senior vice president Bantam Books, Incorporated, New York York City, 1945-1967. Founder (1950), managing director Corgi Books, London, 1960-1962.

      President, director Remarkable Bookshop, 1960-1995. President New American Library, New York City, 1967-1972, MEWS Books Ltd., Westport, Connecticut, since 1975. Managing director, consultant Cassell & Collier Macmillan Publications Ltd., London, 1973-1974.

      Major achievements

      Bar: New York 1940, Connecticut 1962: Supreme Court of the United States 1975.

      Membership

      Chairman Democratic Town Committee, also justice peace, Westport, 1960. Chairman Save Westport Now, since 1981. Member Connecticut Bar Association, Westport Public Library (advisory council member since 2009).

      Connections

      Married Esther Schlansky, November 23, 1939.

      Children: Wendy Beth Kramer Posner, Mark William.