Shaffer, Peter

Shaffer, Peter
(b. 1926)
   British playwright. One of the outstanding modern British dramatists, Shaffer’s successful plays include Five-Finger Exercise (1958), a conventional story with psychological overtones, and The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1964), an historical spectacle about the Spanish invasion of Peru led by Cortez, and Equus (1973). In 1979 he wrote Amadeus which was turned into an Oscar-winning film and in 1985 Yo-nadab, an adaptation of Dan JACOBSON’S novel The Rape of Tamar.

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  • Shaffer, Peter (Levin) — born May 15, 1926, London, Eng. British playwright. He first won notice for his comedy Five Finger Exercise (1958) and his epic tragedy The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1964). His Equus (1973, Tony Award; film, 1977) was a hit in London and New York… …   Universalium

  • Shaffer, Peter (Levin) — (n. 15 may. 1926, Londres, Inglaterra). Dramaturgo británico. Se hizo conocido con su comedia Ejercicio para cinco dedos (1958) y su tragedia épica La caza real del sol (1964). Su obra Equus (1973, premio Tony; película, 1977) fue un éxito en… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Shaffer, Peter — (b. 1925)    English dramatist. He was born in Liverpool, and first worked as a coalminer. He spent some time in the US, where he worked at the New York Public Library. Later he was active as a literary and music critic in London. His play The… …   Dictionary of Jewish Biography

  • Shaffer, Peter Levin — ► (n. 1926) Dramaturgo británico. Autor de Ejercicio para cinco dedos (1958), Yanodab (1985), etc …   Enciclopedia Universal

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  • SHAFFER, SIR PETER — (1926– ), English playwright. Born in Liverpool, Shaffer was educated at Cambridge, where he edited the university magazine Granta. He became a music and theater critic and wrote several plays for broadcasting but made his name with the stage… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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