Tom Stoppard, award-winning playwright, dies
Digest more
Once in India, he and his brother attended an American international school, where he anglicized his name to Tom and later adopted his stepfather’s last name, Stoppard. As a family, they settled in Nottingham,
Stoppard, born Tomáš Sträussler, is also known for “Travesties” (1976), “The Real Thing” (1984), “The Coast of Utopia” (2007) and “Leopoldstadt” (2023), all of which won Tony Awards for Best Play.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla have led tributes to famed playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, who died aged 88, hailing him as "one of our greatest writers". "A dear friend who wore his genius lightly, he could, and did, turn his pen to any subject, challenging, moving and inspiring his audiences, borne from his own personal history," they said.
Tom Stoppard, the Oscar-winning wordsmith behind Shakespeare in Love, has passed away at 88, leaving behind a long-lasting legacy — and his wife, Sabrina Guinness, a member of the illustrious Guinness