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Arthur Laurents (July 14, 1917 – May 5, 2011) was an American playwright, theatre director, film producer and screenwriter. [2] 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
Early life. Born Arthur Levine, Laurents was the son of middle-class Jewish parents, his father a lawyer and his mother a schoolteacher, who gave up her career when she married. He was born and raised in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, New York, the elder of two children, and attended Erasmus Hall High School.
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 5, 2011 · Arthur Levine grew up in Flatbush, the son of a commuting Manhattan lawyer; his mother had been a schoolteacher before her marriage. His father had lapsed from his family’s Orthodox faith, and Arthur’s Bar Mitzvah marked the end of any involvement with organized Judaism.
May 10, 2011 · My wife and I and Steve [Sondheim] dropped by for a visit where he and Tom Hatcher were racing down the slopes of St. Anton. That was in 1956 — 55 years ago. Fast forward to 2009: We skied ...
Biography for Arthur Laurents the Playwright, Librettist including canon of works, monologues, songs, scenes and quizzes.
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May 6, 2011 · Tony-winning playwright-screenwriter Arthur Laurents died Thursday in New York City from pneumonia complications. Here are a few facts you may not know about him: 1. The legendary scribe wrote...
