Peter Shaffer
Also known as Sir Peter Levin Shaffer
English playwright and screenwriter (1926-2016)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 15 May 1926
- Died
- 6 June 2016
- Works
- 62
Top works
- Yes, and after
- Black comedy
- L'oeil anonyme
- The royal hunt of the sun
- Withered murder
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Writing · Liverpool, England, UK
Peter Shaffer was an English playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He wrote numerous award-winning plays, most notably Equus and Amadeus, of which several were adapted into films.
Known for
- The Making of 'Amadeus' — Self - Writer2002
- Peter Shaffer — Self1976
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
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Sir Peter Levin Shaffer (15 May 1926 – 6 June 2016) was an English playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. His best-known works are the plays Equus and Amadeus, both of which earned him the Tony Award for Best Play. They were later adapted for the screen by Shaffer himself in 1977 and 1984, respectively. He was nominated for an Academy Award for both screenplays, winning for Amadeus, which also earned him a Golden Globe Award. Shaffer also earned nominations for two BAFTA Awards and a Laurence Olivier Award.
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1926 births2016 deaths20th-century English male writers20th-century pseudonymous writers21st-century English male writers21st-century English writersAlumni of Trinity College, CambridgeBest Adapted Screenplay Academy Award winnersBest Screenplay Golden Globe winnersBevin BoysBurials at Highgate CemeteryCommanders of the Order of the British Empire