Peter Shaffer

Sir Peter Shaffer CBE
Shaffer in 1966
Born	Peter Levin Shaffer (1926-05-15)15 May 1926 Liverpool, England
Died	6 June 2016(2016-06-06) (aged 90) County Cork, Ireland
Resting place	Highgate Cemetery
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupations	Playwright screenwriter novelist
Partner	Robert Leonard (died 1990)
Relatives	Anthony Shaffer (brother)
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Sir Peter Levin Shaffer CBE (15 May 1926 – 6 June 2016) was an English playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He wrote numerous award-winning plays, of which several were adapted into films.