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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 .
- Arthur Levine, July 14, 1917, New York City, U.S.
- English
- May 5, 2011 (aged 93), New York City, U.S.
- Quogue, New York
May 6, 2011 · By Robert Berkvist. May 5, 2011. Arthur Laurents, the playwright, screenwriter and director who wrote and ultimately transformed two of Broadway’s landmark shows, “Gypsy” and “West Side ...
Arthur Laurents was a writer and producer of stage and screen plays, such as Rope, The Way We Were and West Side Story. He was born in 1917 in Brooklyn, New York, and died in 2011 in Manhattan, New York.
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- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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May 6, 2011 · Arthur Laurents was the writer and director of West Side Story and Gypsy, two landmark musicals that shaped the genre. He was also a playwright, a protector of his works, and a controversial figure in the theatre world.
May 6, 2011 · Fri 6 May 2011 12.47 EDT. The playwright, screenwriter and director Arthur Laurents has died aged 93. If he was not as well known as some of his collaborators, Laurents was nevertheless intrinsic ...
- Christopher Hawtree
May 6, 2011 · AP. 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 ...
May 6, 2011 · Arthur Laurents might have secured his place in the musical-theater pantheon with just three words: “Sing out, Louise!” As any lover of Broadway musicals knows, that is the first line spoken ...