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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 .
May 6, 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 Hollywood’s...
Arthur Laurents (1917-2011) was a writer and producer of stage and screen plays, such as Rope, The Way We Were and West Side Story. He also wrote the book for the musical Gypsy and was a partner of actor Farley Granger.
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May 6, 2011 · Arthur Laurents was the writer and director of West Side Story and Gypsy, two landmark musicals that shaped the genre. He was also a playwright, a protector of his works, and a controversial figure in the theatre world.
May 6, 2011 · Sara Krulwich/The New York Times. 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 ...
Spoken like a true New Yorker: Arthur Laurents and the West Side Story book. Story and Memories of West Side Story's Bookwriter. By The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
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...
