| LC control no. | n 79006446 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PR6037.H23 |
| Personal name heading | Shaffer, Peter, 1926-2016 |
| Variant(s) | Sheffer, Piter, 1926-2016 Шеффер, Питер, 1926-2016 Shaffer, P. (Peter), 1926-2016 |
| See also | For works of this author written in collaboration with Anthony Shaffer, search also under: Anthony, Peter (Mystery novelist) Anthony, Peter (Mystery novelist) |
| Associated country | Great Britain |
| Located | Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) |
| Birth date | 1926-05-15 |
| Death date | 2016-06-06 |
| Place of birth | Liverpool (England) |
| Place of death | Curraheen (Cork, Ireland) |
| Profession or occupation | Dramatists Screenwriters Novelists |
| Special note | Non-Latin script reference not evaluated |
| Found in | Withered murder, 1955: t.p. (P. Shaffer) Wikipedia, March 10, 2014 (Sir Peter Levin Shaffer; born 15 May 1926 in Liverpool; English playwright and screenwriter of numerous award-winning plays, several of which have been filmed. His better known works are Equus (1973) which was awarded the 1975 Tony Award for Best Play as well as the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award and Amadeus which won the 1981 Tony Award for Best Play) New York times WWW site, viewed June 7, 2016 (in obituary published June 6: Peter Shaffer; b. Peter Levin Shaffer, May 15, 1926, Liverpool; d. Monday [June 6, 2016], Curraheen, County Cork, aged 90, having traveled to Ireland to celebrate his birthday; had lived in Manhattan for more than 40 years; leading British playwright whose Tony-winning dramas Equus and Amadeus explored the male psyche through the entwined anguish of dual protagonists; wrote several mystery novels with his fraternal twin, Anthony, under the joint pseudonym Peter Anthony) |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | n 79032958 |
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