Sir Peter Schaffer died yesterday. If his name means nothing to you, then shame on you.
More to the point, Sir Peter’s modesty was such that I doubt he would begrudge all of the coverage mainstream and social media are dedicating to Ali’s death (and Trump’s mouth), while relegating his death to just a footnote. I suspect other public figures who die this week will not appreciate being so overlooked. Chief begrudgers among them would surely be MMA fighter Kimbo Slice who happened to die yesterday too.
What the eye does not see, the heart does not grieve over, does it?
(Schaffer’s Equus, 1973)
He was 90.
Farewell, Sir Peter.