Arthur Laurents
Arthur Laurents (July 14, 1917 – May 5, 2011) was an American playwright, stage director and screenwriter.[3]
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| Born | Arthur Levine July 14, 1917 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | May 5, 2011 (aged 93) Manhattan, New York City, U.S.,[1] U.S. |
| Resting place | under a memorial bench in Quogue, New York[2] |
| Occupation | Playwright Stage director Screenwriter |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Period | 1945–2011 |
| Notable awards | 1968 Tony Award for Best Musical – Hallelujah, Baby! 1975 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical – Gypsy 1977 Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay – The Turning Point 1984 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical – La Cage aux Folles |
| Partner | Tom Hatcher (c. 1954; d. 2006) |
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.
His early movie scripts include Rope (1948) for Alfred Hitchcock, followed by Anastasia (1956), Bonjour Tristesse (1958), The Way We Were (1973), and The Turning Point (1977).
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Left to right:Harvey Fierstein, Jerry Herman, Arthur Laurents, creators of the musical La Cage Aux Folles, in front of the Palace theater where it is playing, 1983
References
- ↑ "Legendary Writer & Director Arthur Laurents Dies at 93". Broadway World. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ↑ John M. Clum. The Works of Arthur Laurents: Politics, Love, and Betrayal. Amherst, NY: Cambria Press, 2014.
- ↑ "Obituaries: Arthur Laurents". The Daily Telegraph. May 6, 2011.
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