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- 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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Film & TV
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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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)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Levin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Liverpool
- Place of death
- County Cork
- Sibling
- Anthony Shaffer
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Black Comedy
- Field of work
- drama
- Image
- Peter Shaffer, 1966.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1926-05-15
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Play
- date of death
- 2016-06-06
- member of
- Royal Society of Literature
- Commons category
- Peter Shaffer
- different from
- Pierre Schaeffer
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- writing language
- English language
- place of burial
- Highgate Cemetery
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- Exosoma lusitanicum
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