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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.
- Music Division, Library of Congress
- Arthur Laurents Papers, circa 1900-2011
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 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...
- Hendrik Hertzberg
Bernstein and Robbins both admired Arthur Laurents's 1946 play Home of the Brave about a Jewish soldier in World War II who overcomes debilitating self-loathing caused by the antisemitism he...
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 Broadway,...
“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.
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Arthur Laurents was an American playwright, screenwriter, and director well known for his work on major Golden Age Broadway musicals like West Side Story and Gypsy.
