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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.
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- May 5, 2011 (aged 93), New York City, U.S.
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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...
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 · 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 to the success of the...
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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...
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May 6, 2011 · May 6, 2011 12 AM PT. Arthur Laurents, a Tony Award-winning playwright and director who wrote the books for the classic Broadway musicals “West Side Story” and “Gypsy” and later wrote the hit...
Arthur Laurents was born on July 14, 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 May 5, 2011 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
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