Shaffer, Peter (Vol. 18) - Introduction

Shaffer, Peter 1926–

Shaffer is an award-winning English dramatist, screenwriter, author of radio and television plays, literary critic, and novelist who writes psychological dramas depicting emotional complexities and conflicts. His 1973 play, Equus, was adapted for film in 1977. (See also CLC, Vols. 5, 14, and Contemporary Authors, Vols. 25-28, rev. ed.)