Anthony Shaffer (writer)

Anthony Shaffer
BornAnthony Joshua Shaffer
15 May 1926
Liverpool, England
Died6 November 2001(2001-11-06) (aged 75)
London, England
Resting placeHighgate Cemetery, London
OccupationPlaywright, screenwriter, novelist, barrister, advertising executive
SpouseHenrietta J. Glaskie (m. 1954; div. 195?)
Carolyn Soley (m. 19??; div. 19??)
Diane Cilento (m. 1985)
Children2
RelativesPeter Shaffer (brother)

Anthony Joshua Shaffer (15 May 1926 – 6 November 2001)[1] was an English playwright, screenwriter, novelist, barrister, and advertising executive. He is best remembered for his Tony Award winning play Sleuth, and its acclaimed 1972 film adaptation. His screenplays included Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy and folk horror The Wicker Man.

  1. ^ Lewis, Paul (12 November 2001). "Anthony Shaffer, 75, Author Of Long-Running 'Sleuth,' Dies". The New York Times. pp. F7. Retrieved 3 January 2020.