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Arthur Laurents

1917 - 2011

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Arthur Laurents is the 6,473rd most popular writer (down from 6,004th in 2024), the 12,395th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,788th in 2019) and the 892nd most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Arthur Laurents ranks 6,473 out of 7,302. Before him are Jaime Bayly, John Langalibalele Dube, Frank Harris, Thomas Hood, Cecelia Ahern, and Chingiz Abdullayev. After him are Rachel Cusk, Claire Keegan, Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Ted Tally, George MacDonald Fraser, and Thomas Hughes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Arthur Laurents ranks 333. Before him are Elyse Knox, Leonard Chess, Merle Travis, Adele Jergens, Walter Lord, and Fannie Lou Hamer. After him are Laurie Scott, Margo, Audrey Totter, Ramanand Sagar, Irving Kaplansky, and Jacob Lawrence. Among people deceased in 2011, Arthur Laurents ranks 461. Before him are Dick King-Smith, Kathy Kirby, Taiji, Joseph Galibardy, Uche Okafor, and Ellen Stewart. After him are Doris Belack, Ed Macauley, Tom Aldredge, Andrija Fuderer, Fe del Mundo, and Iztok Puc.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Arthur Laurents ranks 12,399 out of 20,380. Before him are Andrew Stevens (1955), Mindy Kaling (1979), Guy Mitchell (1927), David Paterson (1954), Debby Ryan (1993), and Kelly Reichardt (1964). After him are Emma Dumont (1994), Jimmie Davis (1899), Robert Horry (1970), Dominik Mysterio (1997), Ernie Kovacs (1919), and Esther Ralston (1902).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Arthur Laurents ranks 892. Before him are Shirley Ann Grau (1929), Ellen Willis (1941), Paul Klebnikov (1963), Janet Evanovich (1943), Michael Chabon (1963), and Wilma Mankiller (1945). After him are Ted Tally (1952), Damon Lindelof (1973), George S. Kaufman (1889), Ti-Grace Atkinson (1938), Sandra Cisneros (1954), and Sylvia Browne (1936).

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