Birthday: May 15, 2026
A former barrister-cum-dramatist well known for such successful thrillers as Sleuth and Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy, writer Anthony Shaffer penned numerous works over his fruitful career, though it was Sleuth that proved to be Shaffer's most enduring work among fans. The British-born writer worked briefly as an advertising copywriter early in his career, before hitting the ...more- 1972
- Edgar Allan Poe Awards
- Best Screenplay
- Sleuth
- win
- 1972
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Screenplay
- Frenzy
- nom
- 2007
- Sleuth
- Play Author
- 2006
- The Wicker Man
- From Screenplay by
- 1993
- Sommersby
- Screenwriter
- 1988
- Appointment with Death
- Screenwriter
- 1983
- The Sting II
- Screenwriter















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