Peter Shaffer (1926–2016)
Autor(a) de Equus
About the Author
Peter Levin Shaffer was born in Liverpool, England on May 15, 1926. He received a degree in history from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1950. He wrote a mystery novel entitled How Doth the Little Crocodile? with his fraternal twin Anthony Shaffer. It was published under the joint pseudonym Peter mostrar mais Anthony as were several more mystery novels. Peter Shaffer's first play, The Salt Land, was produced on television by the BBC in 1954. His first Broadway play Five Finger Exercise opened in 1959 and was adapted into a movie. His other Broadway plays included The Private Ear, The Public Eye, Black Comedy, White Lies, and Lettice and Lovage. His plays Equus and Amadeus both won Tony awards and were adapted into movies. He won an Academy Award for his film adaptation of Amadeus. His play The Royal Hunt of the Sun was also adapted into a movie. He was knighted in 2001. He died on June 6, 2016 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Obras por Peter Shaffer
Black Comedy Including White Lies: Two Plays 2 exemplares
Amadeus [theatre programme] 1 exemplar
Το βασιλικό κυνήγι του Ήλιου 1 exemplar
Five Finger Exercise. Peter Shaffer. The Kitchen. Arnold Wesker. The Hamlet Of Stepney Green. Bernard Kops (1968) 1 exemplar
Amadeus / Black comedy 1 exemplar
Penguin Plays Amadeus 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Twenty One-Act Plays: An Anthology for Amateur Performing Groups (1978) — Contribuidor — 36 exemplares
Monologues Women: 50 Speeches from the Contemporary Theatre (v. 1) (1976) — Contribuidor — 30 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Shaffer, Peter
- Nome legal
- Shaffer, Peter Levin
- Outros nomes
- Shaffer, Sir Peter Levin
Anthony, Peter [nom de plume for books co-authored with his brother, Anthony Shaffer] - Data de nascimento
- 1926-05-15
- Data de falecimento
- 2016-06-06
- Localização do túmulo
- Highgate Cemetery, London, England, UK
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Local de nascimento
- Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
- Local de falecimento
- Curraheen, County Cork, Ireland
- Locais de residência
- London, England, UK
Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK - Educação
- St Paul's School, London, England, UK
University of Cambridge (Trinity College|BA|1950) - Ocupações
- playwright
- Relações
- Shaffer, Anthony (brother)
Leonard, Robert (partner) - Organizações
- Garrick Club, London, England, UK
Dramatists Guild - Prémios e menções honrosas
- Commander of the British Empire (1987)
Knight Bachelor (2001)
William Inge Award for Distinguished Achievement in the American Theater (1992)
American Theater Hall of Fame (2007)
Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (1978)
Evening Standard Drama Award (1958) (mostrar todos 16)
New York Drama Critics Circle Award (1960)
Antoinette Perry Award (Tony) for Best Play (1975)
Outer Critics Circle Award (1975)
New York Drama Critics Circle Award (1975)
Tony Award (1981)
New York Film Critics Circle Award (1984)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award (1984)
Oscar Award (1984)
Evening Standard Drama Award for Best Comedy (1988)
Hamburg Shakespeare Prize (1989) - Agente
- Macnaughton Lord Representation
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 39
- Also by
- 6
- Membros
- 4,967
- Popularidade
- #5,045
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Críticas
- 60
- ISBN
- 131
- Línguas
- 12
- Marcado como favorito
- 10
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