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Personal life and death. Shaffer was gay. In the 1970s, Shaffer was in a relationship with Paul Giovanni, musician and composer of The Wicker Man. [7] His later partner, New York-based voice teacher Robert Leonard, died in 1990 at the age of 49. [8] [9] [10] Shaffer lived in Manhattan from the 1970s onward.
- Robert Leonard (died 1990)
- Anthony Shaffer (brother)
6 giu 2016 · Son of Jack, an estate agent, and his wife, Reka (nee Fredman), Shaffer was born in Liverpool, with an identical twin brother Anthony, who was also to become a playwright, achieving success...
Peter Shaffer nel 1966. Oscar alla migliore sceneggiatura non originale 1985. Sir Peter Levin Shaffer ( Liverpool, 15 maggio 1926 – Contea di Cork, 6 giugno 2016 [1]) è stato un drammaturgo e sceneggiatore inglese . Il suo fratello gemello Anthony Shaffer (1926-2001) è stato anch'egli drammaturgo e sceneggiatore.
14 gen 2013 · Peter Shaffer, writer. ... he'd be completing a masterpiece while chatting to his wife. John Dexter was to direct the first production, at the National theatre in 1979.
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22 ott 2016 · In 1979 Simon Callow was offered the dream role of Mozart in Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus. As the play returns to the National, he recalls his early doubts and backstage battles
8 apr 2024 · Notable Works: “Amadeus”. “Equus”. “Five-Finger Exercise”. Sir Peter Shaffer (born May 15, 1926, Liverpool, England—died June 6, 2016, Curraheen, County Cork, Ireland) was a British playwright of considerable range who moved easily from farce to the portrayal of human anguish.
Playwright Peter Levin Shaffer was born in 1926 in Liverpool, one of twin boys. His brother, Anthony, also went on to become a playwright. The family moved to London in 1936, and Peter spent three years as a 'Bevin Boy' working in a coal mine, before going to Cambridge University to study History. While at Cambridge he edited the student ...
