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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Ms. Shaffer is a faculty member at the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Shaffer, whose plays include “Equus,” “The Royal Hunt of the Sun” and “Black Comedy,” is drawn to existential reckonings, and in “Amadeus” he’s written his cris de coeur on the immorality of the universe.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

“We are very proud of the design because it’s an homage to our first responders,” Shaffer said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

The filmmaker effectively worked on the roughly $2 million film without a director’s fee, Shaffer said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

“We have impounded the rental vehicle as evidence. Mr. Shaffer put on a lot of mileage.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

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