Tonys winner and Oscars nominee Arthur Laurents dead at 93
The acclaimed writer-director Arthur Laurents, who penned the timeless tuners "West Side Story" and "Gypsy," died Wednesday after a brief illness at the age of 93. Surprisingly neither of those shows won Best Musical at the Tony Awards -- "West Side Story" lost to "The Music Man" in 1958 while "Gypsy" was bested by both "Fiorello!" and "The Sound of Mus…