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Shaffer was born to a Jewish family in Liverpool, the son of Reka (née Fredman) and estate agent Jack Shaffer. He grew up in London and was the identical twin brother of fellow playwright Anthony Shaffer.
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Relatives. Peter Shaffer (brother) Anthony Joshua Shaffer (15 May 1926 – 6 November 2001) [1] 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 .
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...
Jun 6, 2016 · His brother Anthony Shaffer, who died in 2001, was best known for another volatile battle of wits between two equally clever men with an ax to grind, Sleuth. The savage domestic tensions of a...
Jun 6, 2016 · Shaffer’s twin brother, Anthony, died in 2001. He is survived by their younger brother, Brian, and Brian’s sons, Mark and Milo; and by Anthony’s daughters, Claudia and Cressida. Explore more ...
Jun 6, 2016 · Anthony Shaffer, who studied law, eventually became a noted playwright himself, winning a best-play Tony before his brother did, for the 1971 murder mystery “Sleuth,” which ran for 1,222 ...
Biography. Playwright Peter Levin Shaffer was born in 1926 in Liverpool, one of twin boys. His brother, Anthony, also went on to become a playwright. The family moved to London in 1936, and Peter spent three years as a 'Bevin Boy' working in a coal mine, before going to Cambridge University to study History.
