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The Rest of the Story

Arthur Laurents

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Applause BooksBest known for the hit musicals West Side Story and Gypsy, Arthur Laurents began his career writing socially minded plays such as Home of the Brave and Time of the Cuckoo . He also garnered impressive credits as a screenwriter and stage director . Such a varied professional life makes for absorbing reading, as unleashed in his lively 2000 autobiography, Original Story By .Laurents passed away early in 2011 but not before writing The Rest of the Story, in which he revealed all that had happened in his life since Original Story By, filled with the wisdom he gained in growing older and a new perspective brought on by Laurents' experience of deep personal loss, including the death of his longtime companion, Tom Hatcher.Laurents' style remains engrossing and brutally honest. His voice is still highly intelligent, loving, generous, and gracious. He remained committed to his artistic vision to the very end, as captured in the epilogue, which he completed only days before his death. The book ends with a loving and insightful coda by Laurent's good friend and the editor of this book, David Saint.

Language: English

Pages: 207

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers

Release: September 01, 2012

ISBN: 1557838283

ISBN 13: 9781557838285

The Rest of the Story

Arthur Laurents

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Applause BooksBest known for the hit musicals West Side Story and Gypsy, Arthur Laurents began his career writing socially minded plays such as Home of the Brave and Time of the Cuckoo . He also garnered impressive credits as a screenwriter and stage director . Such a varied professional life makes for absorbing reading, as unleashed in his lively 2000 autobiography, Original Story By .Laurents passed away early in 2011 but not before writing The Rest of the Story, in which he revealed all that had happened in his life since Original Story By, filled with the wisdom he gained in growing older and a new perspective brought on by Laurents' experience of deep personal loss, including the death of his longtime companion, Tom Hatcher.Laurents' style remains engrossing and brutally honest. His voice is still highly intelligent, loving, generous, and gracious. He remained committed to his artistic vision to the very end, as captured in the epilogue, which he completed only days before his death. The book ends with a loving and insightful coda by Laurent's good friend and the editor of this book, David Saint.

Language: English

Pages: 207

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers

Release: September 01, 2012

ISBN: 1557838283

ISBN 13: 9781557838285

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