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Peter Shaffer
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English playwright and screenwriter (1926-2016)
OverviewAI-generated
Peter Shaffer (1926–2016) was a British playwright, screenwriter, dramaturge, and literary critic. Born in Liverpool, he was educated at St Paul's School, Trinity College, and the University of Cambridge. His notable works include *Black Comedy*, *The Royal Hunt of the Sun*, and *Withered Murder*. Shaffer was a member of the Royal Society of Literature and worked primarily in the fields of performing arts, literature, and drama.
He received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, the Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and was made a Knight Bachelor. Shaffer was also nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play. He died in County Cork and is buried at Highgate Cemetery.
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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
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
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
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1979-10-18
Discography
- Mattress Music
- In My Own Words2005
- Because of You2007
- Because of You: Hit Pack2007
- Year of the Gentleman2008
- Discotech2008
- Closer (Remix EP)2008
- Libra Scale2010
- Turn Around2012
- R.E.D.2012
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 50
- Total plays
- 359
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives
· 1999 · cited 87,341x
- A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: Development and validation
· 1987 · cited 42,802x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,942x
- RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
· 2019 · cited 25,516x
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 24,157x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “Rehearsing a play is making the word flesh. Publishing a play is reversing the process.”
- “Tragedy obviously does not lie in a conflict of Right and Wrong, but in a collision between two different kinds of Right...”
- “If London is a watercolor, New York is an oil painting.”
- “That's the main trouble with the two nations: bad Brits are snobs, bad Americans are slobs.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- Peter Levin Shaffer , ( 1926-05-15 ) 15 May 1926, Liverpool , England
- Died
- 6 June 2016 (2016-06-06) (aged 90), Curraheen , County Cork , Ireland
- Resting place
- Highgate Cemetery
- Alma mater
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Occupations
- Playwright screenwriter novelist
- Partner
- Robert Leonard (d. 1990)
- Relatives
- Anthony Shaffer (brother)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Life and career
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