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Arthur Laurents
Sign in to saveAmerican playwright, theatre director and screenwriter (1917–2011)
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Vinony files it under 1917 births, 2011 deaths and 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights.
Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1917
- Died
- 2011
- Works
- 42
Top works
- Romeo & Juliet and West Side Story
- Romeo and Juliet & West Side Story
- Famous American Plays of the 1940s
- Famous American Plays of the 1940s
- Famous American Plays of the 1940s
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Known for
- I Am Alfred Hitchcock — Self (archive footage)2021
- West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic — Self2016
- A War in Hollywood — Self - Screenwriter2009
- Words and Music by Jerry Herman — Self2007
- Broadway: The American Musical — Self2004
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There — Self2003
- West Side Memories — Self2003
- Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer — Self2002
- Rope Unleashed — Self2001
- Rescued from the Closet — Self2001
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1917-07-14
- Active to
- 2011-05-05
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 107
- Total plays
- 232
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Arthur
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- theatrical director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Drama League Award
- Image
- Arthur laurents.JPG
- Work location
- United States
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- date of birth
- 1918-07-14
- date of death
- 2011-05-05
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Musical
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
- Commons category
- Arthur Laurents
- place of burial
- Quogue
Sources (8)
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Categories
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