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Arthur Laurents (born July 14, 1918) is an American playwright, novelist, screenwriter, librettist and stage director. July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ...
1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...
A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is someone who writes dramatic literature or drama. ...
A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ...
Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ...
He was born in New York City to a Jewish family. After studying at Cornell University and a stint in the Army, he began writing scripts for radio, and in 1945 wrote his first play, Home of the Brave, a drama set during World War II. Nickname: The Big Apple Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ...
The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ...
Cornell University is a research university located on the East Hill of Ithaca, New York. ...
Army (from French armée) can, in some countries, refer to any armed force. ...
1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...
Home of the Brave is two American motion pictures. ...
Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France/Free France, • Soviet Union, • USA, • China, ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II...
During McCarthyism, Laurents was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses and for several years none of his works were used in film. Other plays by Laurents include Time of the Cuckoo, Invitation to a March, The Enclave, and Jolson Sings Again. He also has written the books for several musicals, including West Side Story, Gypsy, Anyone Can Whistle, and Do I Hear a Waltz?, which was based on his play Time of the Cuckoo. Laurents has directed several Broadway productions as well, including the musicals I Can Get It for You Wholesale and La Cage Aux Folles. McCarthyism took place during a period of intense suspicion in the United States primarily from 1950 to 1954, when the U.S. government was actively countering American Communist Party subversion, its leadership, and others suspected of being Communists or Communist sympathizers. ...
Playwright Arthur Miller testifies before HUAC The Hollywood blacklist was a group of primarily Jewish film actors, directors, and screenwriters in the late 1940s and early 1950s, including at least ten who were members of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA), who were investigated by the House Committee on Un-American...
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A movie studio is a controlled environment for the making of a film. ...
West Side Story is a musical written by Arthur Laurents (book), Leonard Bernstein (music), and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics), and was originally produced, choreographed, and directed by Jerome Robbins. ...
Gypsy: A Musical Fable is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. ...
Anyone Can Whistle is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Arthur Laurents. ...
Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ...
Laurents has also written two novels, The Way We Were, and The Turning Point, both of which became successful films for which Laurents wrote the screenplays. He also wrote the screenplays for Alfred Hitchcock's film Rope, The Snake Pit, and Anastasia. Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (13 August 1899–29 April 1980) was a British-born film director and producer, closely associated with the suspense thriller genre. ...
In 2000 Laurents published a memoir, Original Story By. In it, the author himself reveals that he is gay and had homosexual relationships with Farley Granger and Tom Hatcher. The latter has been his life partner since 1955. This article is about the year 2000. ...
Actor Farley Granger Farley Granger (born July 1, 1925) is an American actor. ...
More on the subject of his original memoir: "Original Story By"- The story of Arthur Laurents life is fast paced, full of homosexual vibes mixed with a love and passion for anyone who did good work. The business of the business often got him down, however he was great at meeting the right people and getting into the right circles. The book Arthur Laurents; Original Story By follows him from his tiny home with his family in Flatbush to his beautiful upper-class apartments in Hollywood. His work was his life. He had an incredible eye for what was good and what was not. He would become more than a writer/director. He would become a member of the artistic community. A force to be reckoned with. The story of Arthur Laurents life is one that wouldn’t be complete without at least mentioning the name of his “life partner” Tom. Tom is 12 years younger than Arthur though he is described as “wiser than I was.” He describes their relationship in a very strange way, saying “Tom had it (confidence in them), mine was shaky. I was possessive and jealous. If I were to be unfaithful it wouldn’t mean anything but quick sex. If Tom were, the roof would come down; it would mean he was really attracted to someone else. It took time for me to get sane but he was patient and I did.”
Libretti
// 1940s 1949 Kiss Me, Kate - Music and lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Bella and Samuel Spewack. ...
Anyone Can Whistle is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Arthur Laurents. ...
Gypsy: A Musical Fable is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. ...
What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ...
// 1940s 1949 Kiss Me, Kate - Music and lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Bella and Samuel Spewack. ...
West Side Story is a musical written by Arthur Laurents (book), Leonard Bernstein (music), and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics), and was originally produced, choreographed, and directed by Jerome Robbins. ...
What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ...
// 1940s 1949 Kiss Me, Kate - Music and lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Bella and Samuel Spewack. ...
Direction Anyone Can Whistle is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Arthur Laurents. ...
La Cage aux Folles is both a 1978 French film and a 1983 Broadway musical. ...
What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ...
Gypsy: A Musical Fable is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. ...
What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ...
I Can Get It For You Wholesale (Broadway Musical) I Can Get It For You Wholesale qas notable as th Broadway debut of Barbara Streisand. ...
Play - Invitation to a March - 1960
- A Clearing in the Woods - 1957
- The Time of the Cuckoo - 1952
- The Bird Cage - 1950
- Home of the Brave - 1945
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