biography
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Shaffer, Sir Peter (Levin)
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| male
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| lived:
| (1926– )
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| biography:
| Playwright, born in Liverpool, Merseyside, NW England, UK. He studied at Cambridge, and worked as a librarian and music critic before the immediate success of his first play, Five Finger Exercise (1958–60). This was followed by the comedies The Private Ear (filmed 1966) and The Public Eye (filmed 1972), both produced at the Globe in 1962. The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1964) was the first National Theatre hit with a contemporary play. Other notable works include Lettice and Lovage (1987), Equus (1973–4, filmed 1977), Amadeus (1979), which received several awards, including an Academy Award for the filmed version (1984), and The Gift of the Gorgon (1992). He received a knighthood in 2001. |
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