Sir Peter Shaffer | |
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 Shaffer in 1966 | |
| Born | Peter Levin Shaffer 15 May 1926 Liverpool, England |
| Died | 6 June 2016 (aged 90) County Cork, Ireland |
| Resting place | Highgate Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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| Partner | Robert Leonard (died 1990) |
| Relatives | Anthony Shaffer (brother) |
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Sir Peter Levin Shaffer CBE (15 May 1926 – 6 June 2016) was an English playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He is best known for the plays Equus and Amadeus, the latter of which was adapted for the screen by Miloš Forman, with a screenplay by Shaffer, for which he won an Academy Award.