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Arthur Laurents (July 14, 1917 – May 5, 2011) was an American playwright, theatre director, film producer and screenwriter. 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
Mar 16, 2009 · In a showbiz world, where backbiting and hissy fits are a way of life, Arthur Laurents (born Arthur Levine), who has directed a revival of “West Side Story” that opens March 19 on Broadway,...
May 6, 2011 · NEW YORK (AP) — Arthur Laurents, the director, playwright and screenwriter who wrote such enduring stage musicals as "West Side Story" and "Gypsy," as well as the movie classics "Rope" and...
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 8, 2011 · News Desk. Postscript: Arthur Laurents. By Hendrik Hertzberg. May 8, 2011. Of the four geniuses who created “West Side Story”—the other three being Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, and...
- Hendrik Hertzberg
Arthur Laurents (July 14, 1917 – May 5, 2011) was an American playwright, stage director and screenwriter. His best known works were West Side Story (1957), Gypsy (1959), and Hallelujah, Baby! (1967), and directing some of his own shows and other Broadway productions.
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Jul 31, 2009 · Laurents's latest memoir, Mainly On Directing, is a detailed look at the difference between a hit show and a flop.
