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- Arthur Laurents, writer of such classic stage musicals as West Side Story and Gypsy, has died in New York aged 93. The director and screenwriter died at his Manhattan home from complications of pneumonia, his agent said.
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Death. Laurents died from complications of pneumonia at his home in Manhattan on May 5, 2011, aged 93. Following a long tradition, Broadway theatre lights were dimmed at 8 p.m. on May 6, 2011, for one minute in his memory. His ashes were buried alongside those of Tom Hatcher in a memorial bench in Quogue, Long Island, New York.
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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 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...
May 6, 2011 · He was 93. Laurents died at his home in Manhattan from complications of pneumonia, said his agent, Jonathan Lomma. Laurents had an extensive career in radio and in Hollywood, but it was on...
May 6, 2011 · Playwright Arthur Laurents, best known for writing the books for the landmark Broadway musicals Gypsy and West Side Story, died Thursday at age 93.
May 6, 2011 · He was 93. Laurents died at his home in Manhattan from complications of pneumonia, said his agent, Jonathan Lomma. Laurents had an extensive career in radio and in Hollywood, but it was on...
