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Equus and Amadeus playwright Peter Shaffer dies aged 90 by Maev Kennedy

British playwright, who also won an Oscar for film adaptation of Amadeus, has died after falling seriously ill last weekThe playwright Sir Peter Shaffer, whose critical and popular successes in the West End and Broadway included Equus, Amadeus, and The Royal Hunt of the Sun, has died aged 90.His agent, Rupert Lord, said: "He was simply at the end of his life but delighted to have been able to celebrate his 90th birth…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:22AM on June 6, 2016

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