Sir Peter Levin Shaffer was an English playwright, screenwriter, and novelist.
10 Facts About Peter Shaffer
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Peter Shaffer wrote numerous award-winning plays, of which several were adapted into films.
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Peter Shaffer grew up in London and was the identical twin brother of fellow playwright Anthony Shaffer.
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Peter Shaffer was educated at the Hall School, Hampstead, and St Paul's School, London, and subsequently he gained a scholarship to Trinity College, Cambridge, to study history.
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Peter Shaffer was a Bevin Boy coal miner during World War II, and took a number of jobs including bookstore clerk, and assistant at the New York Public Library, before discovering his dramatic talents.
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Peter Shaffer's canon contains a unique mix of philosophical dramas and satirical comedies.
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Peter Shaffer followed this success with Amadeus which won the Evening Standard Drama Award and the Theatre Critics' Award for the London production.
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For writing the screenplay for Amadeus, Peter Shaffer received both the 1984 Best Screenplay Golden Globe and the 1984 Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar.
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Leonard and Peter Shaffer are buried together in the east side of Highgate Cemetery.
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Peter Shaffer was appointed a CBE in 1987 and named Knight Bachelor in the 2001 New Year's Honours.