Peter Shaffer
1926 - 2016
General Information
Bio
(1926-2016) Playwright. Peter Shaffer was born in Liverpool, England, and died in County Cork, Ireland. Mr. Shaffer moved to New York in the 1950s and worked for a time at the New York Public Library.
Full Name
Peter Shaffer
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
Unknown
RESIDENCE
Mr. Shaffer lived in Manhattan, New York, for more than 40 years.
1926
BIRTH
Peter Levin Shaffer was born in Liverpool, England, on May 15, 1926.
1952
LITWORK
How Doth the Little Crocodile?
Evans Brothers Ltd.
Mystery novel written with his brother, Anthony Shaffer, under the joint pseudonym Peter Anthony.
Evans Brothers Ltd.
Mystery novel written with his brother, Anthony Shaffer, under the joint pseudonym Peter Anthony.
1954
LITWORK
The Salt Land
Play, presented on the BBC in 1954.
Play, presented on the BBC in 1954.
1958
LITWORK
Five Finger Exercise
Harcourt Brace & Company
1125931345 / 978-1125931349
Drama.
Harcourt Brace & Company
1125931345 / 978-1125931349
Drama.
1962
LITWORK
The Private Ear and The Public Eye
Hamish Hamilton
Two one-act comedies.
Hamish Hamilton
Two one-act comedies.
1967
LITWORK
Black Comedy and White Lies
Stein & Day Publishers
0812810279 / 978-0812810271
Two one-act comedies.
Stein & Day Publishers
0812810279 / 978-0812810271
Two one-act comedies.
1974
LITWORK
Equus
Atheneum
Drama. The play opened on Broadway in October 1974 and ran for nearly three years. It won Tonys for best play and best director.
Atheneum
Drama. The play opened on Broadway in October 1974 and ran for nearly three years. It won Tonys for best play and best director.
1981
LITWORK
Amadeus
Harper & Row
0060140321 / 978-0060140328
Drama. The play opened on Broadway in 1980 and ran for three years, winning five Tonys.
Harper & Row
0060140321 / 978-0060140328
Drama. The play opened on Broadway in 1980 and ran for three years, winning five Tonys.
1985
LITWORK
Yonadab
Harpercollins
0060390603 / 978-0060390600
Play.
Harpercollins
0060390603 / 978-0060390600
Play.
1990
LITWORK
Lettice and Lovage
Harper & Row
0060390980 / 978-0060390983
Play.
Harper & Row
0060390980 / 978-0060390983
Play.
2016
DEATH
Peter Shaffer died in County Cork, Ireland, on June 6, 2016
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