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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.
Sleuth is a 1970 play written by Anthony Shaffer. The Broadway production received the Tony Award for Best Play, and Anthony Quayle and Keith Baxter received the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance. The play was adapted for feature films in 1972, 2007 and 2014.
Anthony Shaffer has 15 books on Goodreads with 5053 ratings. Anthony Shaffer’s most popular book is The Wicker Man.
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...
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. Shaffer, whose health had been declining...
English playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. Examine the life, times, and work of Anthony Shaffer through detailed author biographies on eNotes.
