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Arthur Laurents (1918–2011)

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In Laurents' autobiography, he said that he was briefly engaged to marry Nora Kaye, who instead married (and then quickly divorced) the violinist, Isaac Stern. See more trivia »

Born:

Arthur Levine
in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died:

(age 92) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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1993 Gypsy (TV movie) (play)
 
1977 The Turning Point (written by)
 
1973 The Way We Were (written by)
 
1972 Invitation to a March (TV movie) (play / teleplay)
 
1967 ABC Stage 67 (TV series)
– The Light Fantastic (1967) (writer)
 
1962 Gypsy (book of musical play)
 
1961 West Side Story (book)
 
1958 Bonjour tristesse (screenplay)
 
1957 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
– Home of the Brave (1957) (play)
 
1956 Anastasia (screenplay)
 
1955 Summertime (play "The Time of the Cuckoo")
 
1949 Anna Lucasta (writer)
 
1949 Home of the Brave (play)
 
1949 Caught (screenplay)
 
1948 The Snake Pit (contributor to screenplay construction - uncredited)
 
1948 Rope (screenplay)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2000 Paragraph 175 (documentary) (funding provided by)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1985 The Making of 'West Side Story' (TV documentary) ("West Side Story")
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1977 The Turning Point (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2004 Tying the Knot (documentary) (generous funder)
 
1999 The Way We Were: Looking Back (video documentary) (the producers wish to thank)
 
1993 Great Performances (TV series) (with appreciation to - 1 episode)
– Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music (1993) (with appreciation to)
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
2012 Hollywood Renegade (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
1998-2009 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About (2009) … Himself
– Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002) … Himself
– Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note (1998) … Himself
 
2009 Mr. Prince (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Hollywood contra Franco (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 The 62nd Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
2007 Words and Music by Jerry Herman (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Character Studies (TV series)
Himself
– Rose (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The Needs of Kim Stanley (documentary)
 
2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Putting It Together: 1980-Present (2004) … Himself
– Tradition: 1957-1979 (2004) … Himself
 
2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 West Side Memories (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Rescued from the Closet (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 'Rope' Unleashed (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Reputations (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Alfred Hitchcock (1999) … Himself
 
1999 The Way We Were: Looking Back (video documentary)
Himself - Screenwriter
 
1996-1997 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Screenwriter
– Anastasia: Her True Story (1997) … Himself - Screenwriter
– Gypsy Rose Lee: Naked Ambition (1996) … Himself
 
1995 The Celluloid Closet (documentary)
Himself
 
1987 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– Broadway Sings: The Music of Jule Styne (1987) … Himself
 
1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.177 (1972) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2012 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2011 The 65th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 

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(1989) His musical, "Gypsy," was performed at the Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook, Illinois with Alene Robertson as Mama Rose. See more »

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Personal Quote:

I think so many plays today stem from a notion rather than an idea. There's a great difference." See more »

Trivia:

In Laurents' autobiography, he said that he was briefly engaged to marry Nora Kaye, who instead married (and then quickly divorced) the violinist, Isaac Stern. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer