Athur laurents biography

          Arthur Laurents (July 14, – May 5, ) was an American playwright, theatre director, film producer and screenwriter..

          Arthur Laurents

          American playwright, theatre director and screenwriter (1917–2011)

          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.

          Arthur Levine grew up in Flatbush, the son of a commuting Manhattan lawyer; his mother had been a schoolteacher before her marriage.

        1. Arthur Levine grew up in Flatbush, the son of a commuting Manhattan lawyer; his mother had been a schoolteacher before her marriage.
        2. An American writer whose work dates back to radio and whose films and Broadway productions — many of which he has also directed — have included classic works.
        3. Arthur Laurents (July 14, – May 5, ) was an American playwright, theatre director, film producer and screenwriter.
        4. Arthur Laurents was an American playwright, theatre director, film producer and screenwriter.
        5. Born: Jul 14, in Brooklyn, New York; Death: May 05, in New York, NY. Roles (37).

          6. 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 (19