ARTHUR LAURENTS

Typed letter, 1 page, 7" x 5", nd

to Lewis Funke (1912-1992), New York Times Drama Editor and Critic

Signed: "Arthur"

Condition: very good

Arthur Laurents (born Arthur Levine) was an American playwright, stage director and screenwriter. His Broadway

credits include Westside Story, Gypsy and La Cage Aux Folles. Some of his screenplays include Rope (1948),

Anastasia (1956), Bonjour Tristesse (1958), The Way We Were (1973) and The Turning Point (1977) for which 

he received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture (with Herbert Ross) and Best Screenplay. Laurents 

was blacklisted, but his career, mostly theatre at the time, was not adversely effected. He won the Tony Award 

several times. 

Born: 1917, Brooklyn, New York; died: 2011, New York City, New York.