Search results
Anthony Joshua Shaffer (15 May 1926 – 6 November 2001) was an English playwright, screenwriter, novelist, barrister, and advertising executive. He is best remembered for his Tony Award winning play Sleuth , and its acclaimed 1972 film adaptation .
Nov 6, 2001 · Anthony Shaffer is best-known as the author of the mystery-thriller play Sleuth, in addition to other plays and screenplays involving crime and mystery themes. His identical twin brother, Peter Shaffer, was also a playwright. This profile is for the British playwright. For the American military officer, see Anthony Shaffer.
- (179)
- November 6, 2001
- May 15, 1926
Dec 6, 2023 · Along with his twin brother, the even more famous playwright Sir Peter Shaffer (Equus, Amadeus), Anthony Shaffer was born to a middle-class Jewish family in Liverpool, England in 1926.Shaffer’s ...
Anthony Shaffer has 15 books on Goodreads with 4997 ratings. Anthony Shaffer’s most popular book is The Wicker Man.
Nov 7, 2001 · Keith Baxter and Anthony Quayle in Sleuth. Anthony Shaffer, the playwright who won a 1971 Tony Award for his delicious theatrical thriller, Sleuth, died of a heart attack in London Nov. 6. Mr ...
Nov 12, 2001 · Anthony Shaffer, the British playwright whose jokey but chilling thriller ''Sleuth'' ran for more than 2,300 performances in London's West End and more than 2,000 on Broadway, died in London on ...
People also ask
Who is Anthony Shaffer?
Is Anthony Shaffer dead or still alive?
Is Anthony Shaffer related to Peter Shaffer?
How many books does Anthony Shaffer have?
Anthony Joshua Shaffer (SHAF-ur) is best known for his play Sleuth , which reinvented the murder mystery by creating a new genre: the comedy thriller. He was born five minutes before his twin ...
