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Peter Shaffer

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Playwright

The Resume

    (May 15, 1926-June 6, 2016)
    Born in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
    Wrote 'Five Finger Exercise' (1958), 'The Royal Hunt of the Sun' (1964), 'Black Comedy/White Lies' (1967), 'Equus' (1973), 'Amadeus' (1979) and 'Lettice and Lovage' (1987)
    Wrote screenplays for the film adaptations of 'Equus' (1977) and 'Amadeus' (1984)

Why he might be annoying:

    'Amadeus' gave a lot of moviegoers an inaccurate view of Mozart and Salieri.
    Many reviews of the 2007-08 revival of 'Equus' noted that the play had not aged well.
    'Equus' controversially features two teenage characters naked on stage.
    He responded to comments about the nudity in 'Equus' with 'I'm not writing porn, for God's sake!'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He noted, 'Obviously, Amadeus on the stage was never intended to be a documentary biography of the composer.'
    'Equus' and 'Amadeus' both won the Tony for Best Play.
    He won an Oscar for the screenplay of 'Amadeus.'
    The 'Equus' revival gave pervy Harry Potter fans a chance to see Daniel Radcliffe's magic wand.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 27 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 113 Votes: 46.90% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying