# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/peter-shaffer
# Generated: 2026-08-12T20:13:04.001Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/peter-shaffer"
name: "Peter Shaffer"
slug: "peter-shaffer"
description: "Sir Peter Levin Shaffer 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."
tagline: "English playwright and screenwriter (1926-2016)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Peter_Shaffer%2C_1966.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1926-05-15"
deathDate: "2016-06-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
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ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump