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Peter Shaffer, English playwright and screenwriter; works included Equus and Amadeus (born 1926)
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Peter Shaffer
English playwright and screenwriter (1926–2016)
Sir Peter Levin Shaffer 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 an Academy Award–winning screenplay by Shaffer.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Equus (film)
1977 British-American drama film directed by Sidney Lumet
Equus is a 1977 psychological drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Peter Shaffer, based on his 1973 play of the same name. The film stars Richard Burton, Peter Firth, Colin Blakely, Joan Plowright, Harry Andrews, Eileen Atkins, Kate Reid and Jenny Agutter. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Amadeus (film)
1984 film directed by Miloš Forman
Amadeus is a 1984 American period biographical drama film directed by Miloš Forman, starring F. Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce. Peter Shaffer adapted it from his 1979 stage play Amadeus, originally inspired by Alexander Pushkin's 1830 play Mozart and Salieri. Shaffer described it…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
June 6
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June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 208 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)