Tom Stoppard
Writing
- Born
- July 3, 1937 · Zlín, Czechoslovakia
- Died
- November 29, 2025 (age 88)
Sir Tom Stoppard OM CBE FRSL Hon FBA (born Tomáš Sträussler, 3 July 1937 — 29 November 2025) was a Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter. He has written for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays. His work covered the themes of human rights, censorship, and political freedom, often delving into the deeper philosophical thematics of society. Stoppard had been a playwright of the National Theatre and is one of the most internationally performed dramatists of his generation.
Stoppard died at his home in Dorset, England on 29 November 2025 at the age of 88.
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Known for
Brazil
February 20, 1985
Shakespeare in Love
December 11, 1998
The Lion King 1½
October 28, 2004
Anna Karenina
September 6, 2012
Empire of the Sun
December 9, 1987
Tulip Fever
July 13, 2017
Enigma
January 22, 2001
The Russia House
December 21, 1990
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
February 8, 1991
Billy Bathgate
November 1, 1991
Despair
September 20, 1978
The Romantic Englishwoman
June 11, 1975
Behind the camera34
- 2022National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt Writer
- 2020A Separate Peace Writer
- 2018Arcadia Writer
- 2017Tulip Fever Screenplay
- 2017National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Theatre Play
- 2015National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem Theatre Play
- 2012Anna Karenina Screenplay
- 2005The Merchant of Venice Writer
- 2004The Lion King 1½ Theatre Play
- 2001The Invention of Love