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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 .
May 6, 2011 · By Robert Berkvist. 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 ...
May 6, 2011 · He was 93 years old, and died peacefully in his sleep. By Robert Simonson. May 06, 2011. Arthur Laurents Photo by Walter McBride. In recent weeks, Mr. Laurents had finished work on a new play, and ...
Jul 31, 2009 · T he last line of Arthur Laurents's memoir, Original Story By, refers to his partner Tom Hatcher, with whom the author lived for more than 50 years. "As long as he lives," he wrote in 2000, "I ...
Arthur Laurents was born on 14 July 1917 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Rope (1948), The Way We Were (1973) and The Turning Point (1977). He died on 5 May 2011 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- July 14, 1917
- May 5, 2011
A successful librettist, playwright and director on Broadway, Laurents saw his greatest stage successes hit the screen with West Side Story (1961) and Gypsy (1962). He also wrote screenplays including Rope (1948) for Alfred Hitchcock, Anastasia (1956), Bonjour Tristesse (1958), The Way We Were (1973) and The Turning Point (1977). - Read Arthur Laurents's Guardian obituary.
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May 6, 2011 · 6 May 2011. Laurents, pictured with Lauren Bacall in 2003, was known for speaking his mind. Arthur Laurents, writer of such classic stage musicals as West Side Story and Gypsy, has died in New ...
