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Peter Shaffer
Occupation Playwright

Sir Peter Levin Shaffer (born May 15, 1926) is an English dramatist, author of numerous award-winning plays, several of which have been filmed. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama.

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Early life

He was born to a Jewish family in Liverpool, and is the twin brother of another playwright, Anthony Shaffer. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Anthony Joshua Shaffer ( May 15 1926 &ndash November 6 2001) was an English Playwright, Novelist, and Screenwriter

He was educated at St Paul's School (London) and subsequently he gained a scholarship to Trinity College, Cambridge to study history. St Paul's School is a boys' Independent school, founded in 1509 by John Colet. Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the

Shaffer was a Bevin Boy coal miner during WW2 and took a number of jobs including bookstore clerk, and assistant at the New York Public Library, before discovering his dramatic talents. Bevin Boys were young British men conscripted who worked in the Coal mines of the United Kingdom, from December 1943 until 1948

Theatre

Shaffer's first play, The Salt Land (1954), was presented on the BBC. Encouraged by this success, Shaffer continued to write and established his reputation as a playwright in 1958 with the production of Five Finger Exercise which opened in London under the direction of John Gielgud and won the Evening Standard Drama Award. A five finger exercise is a Musical composition designed primarily for the purpose of exercising all one's fingers Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH ( 14 April, 1904 – 21 May 2000) known as Sir John Gielgud, was an When Five Finger Exercise moved to New York in 1959, it was equally well-received and landed Shaffer the Drama Critics Award.

Shaffer's canon contains a unique mix of philosophical dramas and satirical comedies. The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1964) presents the tragic conquest of Peru by the Spanish, while Black Comedy (1965) takes a hilarious look at the antics of a group of characters feeling their way around a pitch black room — although the stage is, of course, actually flooded with light. The Royal Hunt of the Sun is a 1964 play by Peter Shaffer that portrays the destruction of the Inca empire by Conquistador Francisco Pizarro Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Black comedy, also known as black humor or dark comedy, is a sub-genre of Comedy and Satire where topics and events that are usually regarded

Equus (1973) won Shaffer the 1975 Tony Award for Best Play as well as the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Equus is a play by Peter Shaffer written in 1973 telling the story of a Psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man who has a pathological religious/ The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented An electrifying journey into the mind of a 17-year-old stableboy who had plunged a spike into the eyes of six horses, Equus ran for over 1000 performances on Broadway and has been revived by Massachusetts' Berkshire Theatre Festival in the summer of 2005, staged by Scott Schwartz, with Victor Slezak as Dr Martin Dysart and Randy Harrison as Alan Strang. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. One of the oldest professional performing arts venues in the Berkshires the Berkshire Theatre Festival is celebrating its 80th anniversary season in 2008 Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scott Schwartz (born May 12, 1968) is a former Child actor best known for his roles in The Toy (1982 and A Christmas Victor Slezak (born July 30, 1957) is an American stage and screen actor who has appeared in films including The Bridges of Madison County (1995 Randolph Clarke "Randy" Harrison (born November 2, 1977) is an American Actor whose best-known television role is that of (Roberta Maxwell, who originated the role of Jill, Alan's would-be girlfriend, in the original Broadway production in the 1970s, played a judge in this revival. Roberta Maxwell (born c 1942 is a Canadian actress She began studying for the stage at the age of 12 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. ) and in 2007, with Richard Griffiths and Daniel Radcliffe in the leading roles. Richard Griffiths OBE (born July 31, 1947) is an English Tony award -winning Actor who has appeared on stage, Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989 is an English film television and stage actor The play was directed by Thea Sharrock, and opened in London in February 2007 at the Gielgud Theatre. Thea Sharrock (born 1976 is an award-winning English Theatre director. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. February 2007 is the second month of the year It began on a Thursday and 28 days later ended on a Wednesday. The Gielgud Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster, London, at the corner of Rupert Street The casting of Radcliffe, still associated with films intended for general audiences, caused some major controversy, since the role of Alan Strang required him to appear naked on stage. [1]

Shaffer followed this success with Amadeus (1979) which won the Evening Standard Drama Award and the Theatre Critics Award for the London production. Amadeus tells the story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and court composer Antonio Salieri who, overcome with jealousy at hearing the "voice of God" coming from an "obscene child," sets out to destroy his rival. Amadeus is a Stage play written in 1979 by Peter Shaffer, loosely based on the lives of the Composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Antonio Salieri ( 18 August 1750 &ndash 7 May 1825) was an Italian Composer and conductor. When the show moved to Broadway, it won the 1981 Tony Award for Best Play and, like Equus, ran for more than 1000 performances.

Film

Several of Shaffer's plays have been adapted to film, including Five Finger Exercise (1962), The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969), Equus (1977), and Amadeus (1984), which won eight Academy Awards including Best Picture. A five finger exercise is a Musical composition designed primarily for the purpose of exercising all one's fingers The Royal Hunt of the Sun is a 1964 play by Peter Shaffer that portrays the destruction of the Inca empire by Conquistador Francisco Pizarro Equus is a 1977 film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Richard Burton. Amadeus is a 1984 drama directed by Miloš Forman. Based on Peter Shaffer 's stage play Amadeus, the film "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working

Shaffer received two Academy Award-nominations for adapting his plays "Equus" and "Amadeus" for the big screen. For writing the screenplay for "Equus", he was nominated for the 1977 Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar but the award went to Alvin Sargent, who wrote the screenplay for "Julia". For writing the screenplay for "Amadeus", Shaffer received both the 1984 Best Screenplay Golden Globe and the 1984 Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar.

Peter Shaffer received the William Inge Award for Distinguished Achievement in the American Theater in 1992, was appointed Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Oxford University in 1994, and awarded a Knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in the annual New Years honours (2001).

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