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Peter Shaffer

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English playwright and screenwriter (1926-2016)

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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.

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1985Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Bachelor
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
honorary doctor of the University of Bath

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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.

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United Kingdom
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Writers
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Writer / Author
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deceased
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Lived 1926 to 2016 · aged 90
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