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Anthony Shaffer (1926–2001)

Writer | Miscellaneous Crew

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His screenplay for The Wicker Man was greatly inspired by a book, "Ritual", by writer/actor David Pinner. See more trivia »

Born:

Anthony Joshua Shaffer
in Liverpool, England, UK

Died:

(age 75) in London, England, UK
Anthony Shaffer and Robert Stephens
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2007 Sleuth (play)
 
2006 The Wicker Man (1973 screenplay)
 
1993 Sommersby (story)
 
1988 Appointment with Death (screenplay)
 
1982 Evil Under the Sun (screenplay)
 
1978 Absolution (writer)
 
1978 Death on the Nile (screenplay)
 
1973 The Wicker Man (screenplay)
 
1972 Sleuth (play / screenplay)
 
1972 Frenzy (screenplay)
 
1971 Cry of the Penguins (screenplay)
 
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1985 Flesh+Blood (creative consultant)
 
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2001 Burnt Offering: The Cult of the Wicker Man (TV documentary)
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2001 The Wicker Man Enigma (video documentary short)
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2001 The Story of 'Frenzy' (video documentary)
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1973 Film Night (TV series)
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– Episode dated 26 January 1973 (1973) … Himself
 
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2007 Zeitgeist (video documentary)
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(1995) His play, "Sleuth", was performed at the Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, with David New in the cast. See more »
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Trivia:

His screenplay for The Wicker Man was greatly inspired by a book, "Ritual", by writer/actor David Pinner. See more »

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