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Sir Tom Stoppard OM CBE FRSL HonFBA (born Tomáš Sträussler, 3 July 1937) is a Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter. He has written for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays.
- 1953–present
- Dramatic comedy, Tragicomedy
- 4, including Ed
Apr 12, 2024 · Tom Stoppard, Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter whose work is marked by verbal brilliance, ingenious action, and structural dexterity. His notable plays included Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and Arcadia. He also cowrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for Shakespeare in Love.
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Feb 22, 2021 · Tom Stoppard’s Charmed and Haunted Life. A new biography enables us to see beneath the intellectual dazzle of the playwright’s work. By Anthony Lane. February 22, 2021. Stoppard’s plays...
Learn about the life and works of Sir Tom Stoppard, a renowned playwright and screenwriter who explores complex themes and ideas with wit and humour. Find out his biography, critical perspective, bibliography and awards.
- Zlin, Czechoslovakia
- Faber And Faber Ltd
Oct 2, 2022 · Tom Stoppard Faces His Family’s Past. A conversation with the playwright about the long journey to “Leopoldstadt,” which has just come to Broadway. By Andrew Dickson. October 2, 2022....
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Sep 7, 2022 · Sept. 7, 2022. DORSET, England — Long before he became the august Sir Tom Stoppard, hailed by some as the greatest British playwright since Shakespeare, Stoppard was a teenage journalist in...
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Tom Stoppard . Sir Tom Stoppard, orig. Tomas Straussler, (born July 3, 1937, Zlín, Czech.), Czech-born British playwright. After living in East Asia with his family during World War II, he moved to England and adopted his stepfather’s surname.
