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Anthony Shaffer

Screenwriter / Playwright / Dramaturge / Novelist | * 05/15/1926 († 75, 11/06/2001) | Liverpool, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Thriller | Mystery | Drama

Known for these Movies & Shows

As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey? ...

Death on the Nile

PG

1978 | 3.6/5 | 2h 20min
Mystery
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After a serial killer strangles several women with a necktie, London police identify a suspect—but he claims vehemently to be the wrong man. ...

Frenzy

R

1972 | 3.6/5 | 1h 56min
Crime, Thriller, Horror
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Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. Stranger still, however, are the rituals that take place there. ...

The Wicker Man

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1973 | 3.7/5 | 1h 34min
Horror
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A mystery novelist devises an insurance scam with his wife's lover – but things aren't exactly as they seem. ...

Sleuth

PG

1972 | 3.8/5 | 2h 18min
Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Anthony Shaffer

Edgar Awards
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Movies with Anthony Shaffer as Actor(3)

as himself2001 The Wicker Man Enigma
2001 Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man
as himself2001 The Story of 'Frenzy'

Movies with Anthony Shaffer as Crew(13)

Writing/Author2014 Tamanna
Writing/Teleplay2007 Sleuth
Writing/Original Film Writer2006 The Wicker Man
Writing/Author1993 Sommersby
Writing/Screenplay1988 Appointment with Death
Writing/Screenplay1982 Evil Under the Sun
Writing/Writer1978 Absolution
Writing/Screenplay1978 Death on the Nile
Writing/Screenplay1973 The Wicker Man
Writing/Screenplay1972 Sleuth
Writing/Theatre Play1972 Sleuth
Writing/Screenplay1972 Frenzy
Writing/Screenplay1971 Mr. Forbush and the Penguins

Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Saturday, 05/15 1926 (May) in Liverpool, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Tuesday, 11/06 2001 (November) in London (aged: 75)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Trinity College
Spouses (current/former): Diane Cilento
Siblings: Peter Shaffer
Other names for Anthony Shaffer (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Anthony Joshua Shaffer"
"Anthony Shaffer (writer)"
Anthony Shaffer frequently works together with these people:
Robin Hardy (5x, Crew)
Alfred Hitchcock (4x, Crew)
Agatha Christie (4x, Crew)
Laurent Bouzereau (4x, Crew)
John Addison (4x, Crew)
Michael Winner (4x, Crew)
Kenneth Branagh (3x, Actor)
Edward Woodward (3x, Actor)
Jon Finch (3x, Actor)
Ingrid Pitt (3x, Actress)
Steven Moore (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:12655, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024