Background
Cramer, Edward Morton was born on May 27, 1925 in New York City. Son of Israel and Elsie (Neuman) Cramer.
lawyer music company executive
Cramer, Edward Morton was born on May 27, 1925 in New York City. Son of Israel and Elsie (Neuman) Cramer.
Bachelor, Columbia University, 1947; Bachelor of Laws with distinction, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1950; Master of Laws, New York University, 1953; HHD (honorary), Lincoln (Illinois) College, 1982; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Five Towns College, New York, 1998.
Admitted to the bar, 1950, New New York 1953, United States. District Court, Southern District of New New York 1958, United States. Supreme Court.
1960, United States.
Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit. Awarded Doctor of Humanities, Lincoln College, 1982. Order of the Coif. Who"s Who in America.
Recipient: Manitoba of Year, National Arts Club, New York City.
Song Writers Guild of America. American Composers Alliance.
College of Journalism & Mass Communications, University of Georgia. Editor, Cornell Law Quarterly, 1950.
Teaching Fellow, New York University School of Law, 1950-1951.
Founding Member, 1953 and Treasurer, 1963-1968, 1978-1979, Copyright Society of the United States of America President, Bergen County Urban League, 1955. President and Chief Executive Officer, Broadcast Music, Incorporated., 1968-1986. Past President and Current Director, Broadcast Pioneers of America.
Member, Advisory Committee, Practising Law Institute (1987-1994).
Associate, Rosenman & Colin, 1951-1958. Partner, Cramer & Hoffinger, 1959-1968.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Copyright Committee, 1987-1992. Member, Entertainment Committee).
American Bar Association (Member, Copyright Committee).
Military: Lieutenant (junior grade), United States. Naval Reserve, 1943-1946.
Trustee Congregation Adas Emuno. Former trustee Tony Martell Foundation, Ford's Theater. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946.
Member American Bar Association, Association Bar City New York, National Music Council (vice president 1968-1986), Broadcast Pioneers (president 1984, officer, board directors 1984-1997), International confederation Authoral Socs. (administrative county), National Academy Popular Music (trustee, board directors 1969-1993, advising committee), Practising Law Institute (committee andcopyright law committee), B'nai B'rith (trustee, officer, president music andperforming arts unit, president 1989-1990, Man of Year award 1979), Order of Coif.
Married Henrietta Pantel, 1973 (divorced). Children: Evin Joyce, Marjorie Sue Cramer Gmelin, Charles Harris. Married Ethel Metzger, June 13, 1982.