OBITUARY

Arthur Laurents dies; playwright and Broadway director

Laurents, who won two Tony Awards, wrote the books for the classic Broadway musicals ‘West Side Story’ and ‘Gypsy.’ His screen credits include ‘The Way We Were’ and ‘Rope.’

By Dennis McLellan

Los Angeles Times

May 6, 2011

Arthur Laurents, a Tony Award-winning playwright and director who wrote the books for the classic Broadway musicals “West Side Story” and “Gypsy” and later wrote the hit movies “The Way We Were” and “The Turning Point,” died Thursday. He was believed to be 93.

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