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Arthur Laurents (July 14, 1917 – May 5, 2011) was an American playwright, theatre director, film producer and screenwriter. [2] 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 .
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 5, 2011 · Arthur Laurents. “Emotions precede thought, emotions determine thought; plays are emotions.”. This was the guiding principle of American playwright, screenwriter, and stage director Arthur Laurents ( b. Brooklyn, NY, 14 July 1917; d. New York, NY, 5 May 2011 ), whose remarkable career spanned seven decades.
Arthur Laurents is the author of musical plays such as West Side Story, Gypsy, Anyone Can Whistle, Do I Hear A Waltz?, Hallelujah Baby! (1967 Tony Award for Best Musical) and Nick & Nora; and the screenplays The Snake Pit, Rope, Caught, Anastasia, Bonjour Tristesse, The Way We Were, and The Turning Point (Golden Globe Award, Screenwriters Guild ...
May 8, 2011 · May 8, 2011. Of the four geniuses who created “West Side Story”—the other three being Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, and Stephen Sondheim—Arthur Laurents, who died last Thursday, was the...
Arthur Laurents was a renowned American playwright, screenwriter, and director who was born on July 14, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York. He was a prominent figure in the entertainment...
Mar 16, 2009 · In a showbiz world, where backbiting and hissy fits are a way of life, Arthur Laurents (born Arthur Levine), who has directed a revival of “West Side Story” that opens March 19 on...
