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Sir Tom Stoppard died on the age of 88, AP confirms on November 29. The Oscar- and Tony-winning playwright died “peacefully” in England alongside his household. “He shall be remembered for his works, for his or her brilliance and humanity, and for his wit, his irreverence, his generosity of spirit and his profound love of the English language,” United Brokers, Stoppard’s expertise company, shared with AP. “It was an honor to work with Tom and to know him.” Stoppard is a five-time winner of the Finest Play Award on the Tonys with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Lifeless being his first win in 1968 and Leopoldstadt his most up-to-date win in 2023. Even these unfamiliar with stay theater have appreciated Stoppard’s work, as he co-wrote the screenplay for Shakespeare in Love alongside Marc Norman; the 2 gained the Oscar for Finest Authentic Screenplay in 1999. Stoppard additionally rewrote and polished the ultimate draft of Indiana Jones and the Final Campaign beneath the pen title Barry Watson nearly one week earlier than the film went into manufacturing.
Born Tomáš Sträussler in 1937 in Czechoslovakia, Stoppard and his household fled to Singapore because the Nazis invaded the nation when he was lower than 2 years outdated. Ultimately, everybody in his household besides his father relocated to India when he was 5 years outdated; his father was a health care provider and believed it will be higher for him to remain and assist. His father died after a ship he was on was bombed by the Japanese Military because it fled Singapore. As soon as in India, Tomáš and his brother attended an American worldwide faculty, the place he anglicized his title to Tom and later adopted his stepfather’s final title, Stoppard. As a household, they settled in Nottingham, England, by 1946.
Beloved by many artists, the late author has obtained many tributes (beneath), together with from Mick Jagger and the royal household.
“A pricey buddy who wore his genius evenly, he may, and did, flip his pen to any topic, difficult, transferring and galvanizing his audiences, borne from his personal private historical past. We ship our most heartfelt sympathy to his beloved household. Allow us to all take consolation in his immortal line: ‘Look on each exit as being an entrance some place else’,” King Charles shared with The Unbiased.
Tom Stoppard R.I.P. An absolute genius. pic.twitter.com/H7DPaoymE6
— Seán Ono Lennon (@seanonolennon) November 29, 2025
RIP Sir Tom Stoppard, 88.
Oscar-winning literary genius, and one of many world’s best dramatists.
What a author! Unhappy information. pic.twitter.com/vBDYLZ7JnM
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 29, 2025
West Finish theatres will dim their lights for 2 minutes at 7pm on Tuesday 2 December in remembrance of famend playwright Tom Stoppard who has died aged 88.
Over a distinguished profession spanning six a long time, he gained three Laurence Olivier Awards and 5 Tony Awards, and obtained… pic.twitter.com/lmj5x4HM6L
— Olivier Awards (@OlivierAwards) November 29, 2025
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