NEW YORK: "West Side Story" and "Gypsy" playwright Arthur Laurents died in New York City on Thursday from complications of pneumonia, his agent said on Friday.
Laurents was 93.
Laurents, also a director and screenwriter, won two Tony Awards -- a best musical award in 1968 for "Hallelujah Baby!" which he wrote, and a best musical director award in 1984 for "La Cage aux Folles."
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