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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.
- Music Division, Library of Congress
- Arthur Laurents Papers, circa 1900-2011
May 7, 2011 · The Broadway community mourns the loss of Arthur Laurents, who passed away Thursday night at age 93.
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 · 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 movies “The Way We Were”...
May 10, 2011 · A selection of theater artists share their memories of the playwright and director Arthur Laurents, who died on Thursday.
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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.
