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Arthur Laurents is the author of musical plays such as West Side Story, Gypsy, Anyone Can Whistle, Do I Hear A Waltz?, Hallelujah Baby! (1967 Tony Award for Best Musical) and Nick & Nora; and the screenplays The Snake Pit, Rope, Caught, Anastasia, Bonjour Tristesse, The Way We Were, and The Turning Point (Golden Globe Award, Screenwriters Guild Award, Writers Guild of America Award, National ...
May 6, 2011 · Playwright-director Arthur Laurents, who wrote the books for the beloved musicals ‘West Side Story’ and ‘Gypsy,’ has died. He was believed to be 93. Advertisement
May 5, 2011 · NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 26: (L-R) Actress Chita Rivera poses for photos with director Arthur Laurents while visiting 'West Side Story' At Palace Theater On Broadway on February 26, 2009 in New York ...
Arthur Laurents (14. heinäkuuta 1918 – 5. toukokuuta 2011) oli yhdysvaltalainen käsikirjoittaja, näytelmäkirjailija ja ohjaaja. Hän syntyi New Yorkissa juutalaiseen perheeseen. Ensimmäinen Laurentsin kirjoittama näytelmä oli Home of the Brave ( 1945 ).
Arthur Laurents wrote three memoirs before he died, and it must be stressed that most of the story ideas in The Way We Were were inspired by his own life — Laurents was politicly active as a student at Cornell in the thirties; he wrote radio propaganda during World War II; and he was investigated and blacklisted for possibly being a Communist in the forties during the House Un-American ...
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, …
May 5, 2011 · “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. His numerous Broadway credits include the books for the musicals West Side Story […]