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Laurents died from complications of pneumonia at his home in Manhattan on May 5, 2011, aged 93. [28] Following a long tradition, Broadway theatre lights were dimmed at 8 p.m. on May 6, 2011, for one minute in his memory. [29] His ashes were buried alongside those of Tom Hatcher in a memorial bench in Quogue, Long Island, New York. [1]
- Music Division, Library of Congress
- Arthur Laurents Papers, circa 1900-2011
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 10, 2011 · Once his partner, Tom [Hatcher], died, Arthur became quieter, lonelier and more available. He was not sentimental or emotional about his loss. It was worse than that.
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May 9, 2011 · Arthur Laurents, the playwright, director, screenwriter and librettist whose best known works were the musicals West Side Story and Gypsy and the films "The Turning Point" and "The Way We Were,"...
May 6, 2011 · The director and screenwriter died at his Manhattan home from complications of pneumonia, his agent said. Born in Brooklyn, the attorney's son began in radio and wrote military training films...
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May 6, 2011 · Mr. Laurents, who died at 93 on Thursday, also supplied the book for the landmark musical “West Side Story.” He practically stands alone as a writer who owes his lasting fame to his authorship of...
