Writing · Theatre Play · Screenplay · Writer
Born May 15, 1926 · Liverpool, England, UK
Active 1957–2016 · Awards: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Bachelor, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, honorary doctor of the University of Bath
Peter Shaffer was an English playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He wrote numerous award-winning plays, most notably Equus and Amadeus, of which several were adapted into films.