Peter Shaffer

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Educated St Paul's School & Trinity College, Cambridge. Worked in Aquisitions Dept. of New York Public Library and for music publisher Boosey & Hawkes before finding fame as playwright. See full bio »

Born:

May 15, 1926 in Liverpool, England, UK

Died:

June 6, 2016 (age 90) in County Cork, Ireland

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Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Amadeus Writer

(1984)

Equus Writer

(1977)

Follow Me! Writer

(1972)

The Royal Hunt of the Sun Writer

(1969)

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Writer (26 credits)

2017 National Theatre Live: Amadeus

2013 National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage (TV Movie documentary)

2008 Equus (TV Movie)

1999 O Poder da Górgone (TV Movie) (play)

1998 Midsomer Murders (TV Series) (extracts from "Amadeus" by - 1 episode)

- Death of a Hollow Man (1998) ... (extracts from "Amadeus" by)

1997 O Fusível (TV Movie) (play)

1997 Teatr telewizji (TV Series) (play - 1 episode)

- Tajny detektyw (1997) ... (play)

1984 Amadeus (TV Movie) (play)

1984 Amadeus (original screenplay) / (original stage play)

1978 I askisi pente daktylon (TV Movie) (play "Five Finger Exercise")

1977 Equus (play) / (screenplay)

1976 Black Comedy (TV Movie)

1976 To theatro tis Defteras (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Mavri komodia (1976)

1974 Noche de teatro (TV Series) (play - 1 episode)

- Ejercicio para cinco dedos (1974) ... (play)

1972 Follow Me! (play) / (screenplay)

1970 BBC Play of the Month (TV Series) (play - 1 episode)

- Five Finger Exercise (1970) ... (play)

1969 The Royal Hunt of the Sun (play)

1967 The Private Ear (TV Movie) (one-act play)

1966 The Pad and How to Use It (play "The Private Ear")

1965 BBC 3 (TV Series)

1964 Estudio 3 (TV Series) (1 episode)

- El Oido Privado (1964)

1962 Five Finger Exercise (play)

1960 Terror in der Waage (TV Movie) (play)

1958 Studio One (TV Series) (play - 1 episode)

- Balance of Terror (1958) ... (play)

1957 Balance of Terror (TV Movie) (play)

1955 ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- The Salt Land (1955) ... (writer)

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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)

1984 Amadeus (supervisor - 2002 director's cut)

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Thanks (1 credit)

2002 The Making of 'Amadeus' (Video documentary) (thanks)

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Self (11 credits)

1976-2013 Arena (TV Series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Playwright

- The National Theatre: Part Two - War and Peace (2013) ... Himself - Playwright

- The National Theatre: Part One - The Dream (2013) ... Himself

- Theatre (1976) ... Himself

2007 Fog City Mavericks (Documentary)
Himself

2002 The Making of 'Amadeus' (Video documentary)
Himself - Writer

2002 Reputations (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- The Kenneth Williams Story (2002) ... Himself

1997 Great Composers (TV Series documentary)

- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791 (1997)

1992 This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Juliet Mills (1992) ... Himself

1988 The Evening Standard Drama Awards (TV Special)
Himself

1985 The 57th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special documentary)
Himself - Winner

1981 The 35th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Winner

1981 Working in the Theatre (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Playscript (1981) ... Himself

1970 Review (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Arthur Dooley/Artists' Association/The Battle of Shrivings (1970) ... Himself

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Archive footage (2 credits)

2016 2016: We Remember Part Two (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2016 The 70th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Himself - In Memoriam

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Personal Details

Other Works:

His play, "Black Comedy," was performed in an American Conservatory Theatre production in San Francisco, California. James Edmondson was director. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview | 1 Article | See more »

Alternate Names:

Sir Peter Shaffer

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I think think some of the reasons I've had a sense of happiness in my life, a sense of fulfillment, is that I began with a sense of invisibility about myself. As I evolve I become more visible. When I'm 100, if I manage to write lots of plays, I can read them all in a row and it may give me some vague sense - only vague - of what I am and was. See more »

Trivia:

Both he and his brother Anthony Shaffer have adapted their own successful plays into successful films: Peter wrote Amadeus (1984), and Anthony wrote Sleuth (1972). See more »