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Arthur Laurents

Screenwriter / Playwright / Writer / Novelist / Theatre Director | * 07/14/1917 († 93, 05/05/2011) | New York City / NYC (United States of America (USA))
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. After writing scripts for radio shows after college and then training films for the U.S. Army during World War II, Laurents turned to writing for Broadway, producing a body of work that includes West Side Story (1957), Gypsy (1959), and Hallelujah, Baby! (1967), winning the Tony Award for Best Musical for the latter. He directed the musical La Cage aux Folles in 1983 and received the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical. Laurents also worked as a screenwriter on Hollywood films such as Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Rope (1948), Anastasia (1956), Bonjour Tristesse (1958) and Sy... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Two men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death. ...

Rope

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1948 | 4.0/5 | 1h 21min
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, a gang of Polish-American teenagers called the Jets compete with a rival gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, the Sharks, to "own" the ...

West Side Story

G

1961 | 3.7/5 | 2h 32min
Crime, Drama, Romance / Love
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As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma would become an international ballet icon. But when Deedee's teenage daughter ...

The Turning Point

PG

1977 | 3.2/5 | 1h 59min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart. ...

The Way We Were

PG

1973 | 3.5/5 | 1h 58min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Arthur Laurents

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical Drama League Award Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for Best Picture 2x Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical
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Movies with Arthur Laurents as Actor(11)

as himself2021 I Am Alfred Hitchcock
as himself2016 West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
as Self - Screenwriter2009 A War in Hollywood
as himself2007 Words and Music by Jerry Herman
as himself2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as himself2003 West Side Memories
as himself2002 Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as himself2001 Rescued from the Closet
as himself2001 Rope Unleashed
as himself1999 The Way We Were: Looking Back
as himself1996 The Celluloid Closet

TV Shows/Series with Arthur Laurents as Actor(3)

as himself2004 Broadway: The American Musical
as himself1959 The David Susskind Show
as Self - Screenwriter1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Movies with Arthur Laurents as Crew(17)

Writing/Theatre Play2021 West Side Story
Writing/Musical2015 Gypsy
Writing/Theatre Play1993 Gypsy
Production/Producer1977 The Turning Point
Writing/Writer1977 The Turning Point
Writing/Writer1973 The Way We Were
Writing/Writer1962 Gypsy
Writing/Theatre Play1961 West Side Story
Writing/Screenplay1961 West Side Story
Writing/Musical1961 West Side Story
Writing/Screenplay1958 Bonjour Tristesse
Writing/Screenplay1956 Anastasia
Writing/Theatre Play1955 Summertime
Writing/Writer1949 Anna Lucasta
Writing/Screenplay1949 Caught
Writing/Writer1949 Home of the Brave
Writing/Screenplay1948 Rope

Full Name: Arthur Laurents
Born: Saturday, 07/14 1917 (July) in New York City / NYC (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 05/05 2011 (May) in New York City (aged: 93)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Cornell University, Erasmus Hall High School
Arthur Laurents frequently works together with these people:
Alfred Hitchcock (11x, Crew)
Harry Tyler (11x, Actor)
Raymond Bailey (10x, Actor)
Jerome Robbins (10x, Crew)
Patricia Hitchcock (10x, Actress)
Norman Lloyd (9x, Actor)
Stephen Sondheim (9x, Crew)
Russell Collins (9x, Actor)
Ray Teal (8x, Actor)
Robert H. Harris (8x, Actor)
John Williams (8x, Actor)
Tyler McVey (7x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:498985, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024