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Arthur Laurents (July 14, 1917 – May 5, 2011) was an American playwright, theatre director, film producer and screenwriter. With a career spanning seven decades he received numerous accolades including two Tony Awards, a Drama Desk Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.
May 6, 2011 · Arthur Laurents, the playwright, screenwriter and director who wrote and ultimately transformed two of Broadway’s landmark shows, “Gypsy” and “West Side Story,” and created one of Hollywood’s...
Writer: Rope. Arthur Laurents was born on 14 July 1917 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Rope (1948), The Way We Were (1973) and The Turning Point (1977). He died on 5 May 2011 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
May 6, 2011 · Arthur Laurents, the irascible, enduring Man of the Theatre who wrote plays and screenplays and enjoyed a significant career as a director — but who made his lasting mark as the librettist to...
May 6, 2011 · The playwright and director Arthur Laurents in 2007. Sara Krulwich/The New York Times. Mr. Laurents, who died at 93 on Thursday, also supplied the book for the landmark musical “West Side...
May 7, 2011 · May 7, 20118:00 AM ET. Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday. By. NPR News. 4-Minute Listen. Playlist. One of the artistic geniuses who helped make Maria and Tony, the Sharks and the Jets and Baby...
May 6, 2011 · Playwright Arthur Laurents, best known for writing the books for the landmark Broadway musicals Gypsy and West Side Story, died Thursday at age 93. Laurents started his career in radio and...
