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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 · He was 93 years old, and died peacefully in his sleep. By Robert Simonson. May 06, 2011. Arthur Laurents Photo by Walter McBride. In recent weeks, Mr. Laurents had finished work on a new play, and ...
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May 6, 2011 · 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 Story,” and created ...
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 ...
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Arthur Laurents' first play, "Home of the Brave," was a hard-hitting look at the plight of a Jewish GI during the War and opened on Broadway in 1945. "The Bird Cage" followed in 1950, then "The ...
May 6, 2011 · Sara Krulwich/The New York Times. Mr. Laurents, who died at 93 on Thursday, also supplied the book for the landmark musical “West Side Story.”. He practically stands alone as a writer who owes ...
