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Gypsy Writer Arthur Laurents Dies

Seth Abramovitch · 05/05/11 10:22PM

Cute and cantankerous Broadway writer/director Arthur Laurents has died at 93. A demigod among showtune fans, he's best known for the books to West Side Story and Gypsy, and directing several of their revivals. RIP Arthur. Heaven's Gypsy awaits. [Deadline]