Peter Shaffer
Sir Peter Shaffer ( born May 15, 1926 in Liverpool) is a British dramatist of the 20th century.
Biography
1936 Shaffer moved with his family to London. From 1947 he studied history, for which he received a scholarship from the University of Cambridge. After the completion of studies (BA 1950), he worked 1951-54 with his brother Anthony in the public library in New York City.
From 1954 he lived back in England, where he was initially responsible for a music publishing house in London and later worked as a music and literary critic. From 1964 he was also a member of the Board of the National Theatre in London. Shaffer lives in London and New York.
His first play, The Salt land in 1954 was broadcast as a radio play on the BBC. His reputation as a playwright was consolidated in 1958 with the release of Five Finger Exercise ( five-finger exercise); In 1964, " The Royal Hunt for the Sun" (1969 filmed ).
Shaffer became famous in Germany for the first time with his farce Black Comedy ( Black Comedy, 1965).
For his dramas, he has received several awards such as the Evening Standard Award (1958) and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award (1960 )
His two most famous pieces are Amadeus (1979) and Equus (1973 ), which the Tony Award were both filmed and award for the best play.
His twin brother Anthony Shaffer was a screenwriter.
Him the honorary Doctor of Literature ( Doctor of Letters ) was awarded by the University of Bath in 1993.