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Tom Stoppard

Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born July 3, 1937Died November 29, 2025 (88 years)
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

  • Shakespeare in Love
  • Brazil
  • Empire of the Sun
  • Anna Karenina
  • Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
  • Tulip Fever
  • Enigma
  • The Russia House
  • Parade's End
  • Billy Bathgate
  • Vatel
  • Despair
  • The Human Factor
  • The Romantic Englishwoman
  • Three Men in a Boat
  • Poodle Springs
  • National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
  • The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
  • National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem
  • National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt

Filmography

2022
2020
2017
Tulip Fever · as Screenplay
2012
Anna Karenina · as Screenplay
2012
Parade's End (TV Series)
2001
Enigma · as Screenplay
1998
1998
Poodle Springs · as Screenplay
1991
Billy Bathgate · as Screenplay
1990
1990
The Russia House · as Screenplay
1987
Empire of the Sun · as Screenplay
1985
Brazil · as Screenplay
1984
1983
1979
The Human Factor · as Screenplay
1978
Despair · as Screenplay
1977
1975
Three Men in a Boat · as Screenplay
1975
1967
ITV Playhouse (TV Series)
1965
1965
Knock on Any Door (TV Series)

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