Peter Shaffer 1990. "Lettice and Lovage" also enabled Margaret Tyzack to win the award for best featured actress, and the production was nominated for best direction of a play, at the 1990 Tony Awards. Several of Shaffer's plays have been adapted to film, including "Five Finger Exercise" (1962), "The Royal Hunt of the Sun" (1969), "The Public Eye" (1962), from which he adapted the 1972 film "Follow Me!" (1972), "Equus" (1977), and "Amadeus" (1984), which won eight Academy Awards including Best Picture. Shaffer received two Academy Award nominations for adapting his plays "Equus" and "Amadeus" for the big screen. For writing the
Louise Shaffer and a stint as the judge in the Peter Lewis custody battle (1994). She was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards for her portrayal of Rae Woodard on "Ryan's Hope"; she won the award in 1983. In addition to her daytime roles, Shaffer also had a role on the short-lived Norman Lear serialized sitcom "All That Glitters". Shaffer began writing for soap operas instead of acting on them. Since the late 1980s, she has written for "Ryan's Hope", "Loving", "General Hospital", and "As the World Turns". In addition to scriptwriting, Shaffer has written numerous books. Shaffer was formerly married to