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Shaffer

British

/ ˈʃæfə /

noun

Sir Peter. born 1926, British dramatist. His plays include The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1964), Equus (1973), Amadeus (1979), and The Gift of the Gorgon (1992)

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It was later, “when their music got more sophisticated, like with ‘Rubber Soul,’ that’s when I started to get it,” Shaffer said.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Listen to the entire conversation with Paul Shaffer on “Everything Fab Four” and subscribe via Spotify, Apple, Google or wherever you’re listening.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

The Venticelli, the chorus-like “purveyors of fact, rumor and gossip throughout the play,” according to Shaffer, are played by Jennifer Chang and Hilary Ward with timeless vibrancy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

“I thought he was a good kid,” said Douglas Shaffer, an executive producer on “Being Charlie,” co-written by Nick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

The trail Shaffer found was nothing like the groomed and orderly corridor that exists today.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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