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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.
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 one of...
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 · 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 later...
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 · Arthur Laurents, the director, playwright and screenwriter of "West Side Story'' and "Gypsy'' died Thursday at his Manhattan home from complications of pneumonia. He was 93.
May 7, 2011 · One of the artistic geniuses who helped make Maria and Tony, the Sharks and the Jets and Baby and Mama Rose household names has died after a long, signature career. Arthur Laurents, who directed...
